New Weather Station
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Opened In Pago
The United States Weather Bureau began operating a station at Pago Pago International Airport in April.
The station's five-man staff, under John Hertel, is housed in a dome shaped building near the main air port access road.
Balloons, six to eight feet in diameter, are released by the station each day at 12.15 p.m. The balloons carry electronic measuring equipment to altitudes of 75,000 to 80,000 feet to measure wind direction and speed, and to collect other data.