LMK Station History
Station Locations
- The Weather Bureau was first established in Louisville, Kentucky on September 11, 1871 in the Customs House and Post Office Building at Third and Green Streets. Observations were started on that date by US Army Personnel.
- On February 29, 1872 the Weather Office was moved to the corner of Main and Bullitt Streets.
- On March 3, 1877 the Weather Office was moved to the corner of Fourth and Green streets, located in the Courier-Journal Office Building
- On May 1, 1893 the Weather Office was moved to the Post Office Building on the corner of Fourth and Chestnut Streets. In July of 1897 civilian personnel began taking observations at this location.
- On January 21, 1913 the Office was moved to Fifth and Jefferson Streets.
- On June 29, 1924 the office was moved to the corner of Fourth and Market Streets.
- On April 29, 1939 the office was moved to the sixth floor of the Federal Building at Sixth and Broadway.
The various locations of the Weather Offices in the city were all within a radius of 1/2 to 1 mile of each other.
- On May 7, 1930 a Weather Service Office was established at Bowman Field. This location was 5 1/2 miles east-southeast from the center of the city.
- On December 1, 1947 the Weather Office was moved from Bowman Field to Standiford Field. This location was 4.3 miles south-southeast from the center of the city.
- In 1950, the office was moved to Lee Terminal at Standiford Field
- On July 28-29, 1981, the office moved to a location on Standiford Lane
- February 23, 1993, the office moved to 6201 Theiler Lane, off the Gene Snyder Freeway in southern Louisville, where it remains today!
Beginning July 1, 1945 airport records were made the official records for the city of Louisville. In November 1995, the official records location was moved to the WFO office on Theiler Lane.
