Editing Cleveland Abbe (section)

{{Short description|American meteorologist (1838–1916)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Cleveland Abbe
| image              = Cleveland Abbe.jpg
| birth_date         = {{birth date|1838|12|3}}
| birth_place        = [[New York City]], U.S.
| death_date         = {{death date and age|1916|10|28|1838|12|3}}
| death_place        = [[Chevy Chase, Maryland]], U.S.
| resting_place      = [[Rock Creek Cemetery]]<br />[[Washington, D.C.]], U.S.
| resting_place_coordinates = Section M, Lot 292, Range 5
| education          = {{plainlist}} [[City College of New York|Free Academy]], [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]], 1857
* [[City College of New York|Free Academy]], [[Master of Arts|MA]], 1860
* [[Harvard]], [[Bachelor of Science|BS]], 1864{{endplainlist}}
| occupation         = [[Meteorology]]
| organization       = {{unbulleted list|[[National Weather Service]]|[[National Geographic Society]]|[[City College of New York]]}}
| awards             = [[Symons Gold Medal]] (1912)<br />[[Public Welfare Medal]] (1916)
| signature          = Cleveland Abbe Signature.jpg
| spouse             = {{plainlist}}Frances Martha Neal (1870-1908) 
* Margaret A. Percival (1909-1916){{endplainlist}}
| children           = [[Cleveland Abbe Jr.]]<br />[[Truman Abbe]]
}}
'''Cleveland Abbe''' (December 3, 1838 &ndash; October 28, 1916) was an American [[meteorologist]] and advocate of [[time zones]].<ref name=obit/><ref name=americana>{{harvnb|Rines|1918|p=12}}</ref>

While director of the [[Cincinnati Observatory]] in [[Cincinnati]], Ohio, from 1871-1916, he developed a system of telegraphic weather reports, daily [[weather map]]s, and weather forecasts. In 1870, Congress established the U.S. [[National Weather Service|Weather Bureau]] and inaugurated the use of daily [[weather forecast]]s. In recognition of his work, Abbe, who was often referred to as "Old Probability" for the reliability of his forecasts, was appointed the first head of the new service.<ref name=ia/>