Welcome to CoCoRaHS-Wisconsin-
a volunteer rain/snow measuring program
General Information
CocoRaHS-Wisconsin observers provide a great volunteer service to the community, the county and the state by providing information on precipitation, snowfall, and snow depths. The information is used by government and university scientists, community officials, farmers, county emergency managers, watershed managers, drought monitors, and by your friends and neighbors.
The only requirements for participation are:
- A volunteer spirit.
- An enthusiasm and dedication for watching the weather and daily reporting of local precipitation conditions on a systematic and timely basis. You will be asked to make your precipitation measurements around the same time every day...in general, around 6 am-8 am.
- Getting yourself trained and set up with the proper equipment.
- A computer with internet access.
Wisconsin State Coordinator
Brian Hahn - Service Hydrologist
National Weather Service - Sullivan, WI brian.hahn@noaa.gov
Additional Wisconsin Contacts
Loren Ayers
DNR- Madison, WI
Citizen-based Monitoring Network Loren.Ayers@Wisconsin.gov
Ed Hopkins
Wisconsin State Climatology office
Univ. of Wis.-Madison ejhopkin@wisc.edu
Find Your Local County Coordinator
Equipment needed and where to get it
You will be asked to use the standard manual 4" diameter round plastic rain gauge that will hold up to 11" of water...even if you already have some other type of manual or automated rain gauge. For an explanation of why CoCoRaHS uses the 4" diameter rain gauge, please go here.
If you do not currently have a 4" diameter rain gauge, you can order one from weatheryourway.com for only $23.00 plus shipping charges. This is a special price for CoCoRaHS members. To receive your discount go to weatheryourway.com and click on the CoCoRaHS Observers image on the left and enter a username of coco, and password of rahs. Some simple recommended snow measuring equipment will also be available for purchase from weatheryourway.com for the winter of 2007/2008.
Training needed and where to get it
Training is required! Please review the easy-to-understand online training available on the CoCoRaHS web site. It is possible that some other forms of training may be set up in the future. If so, announcements will appear on this web page.
How to Join
Click here to go to the CoCoRaHS Application Form
Find Your Local County Coordinator
Information about building your own rain gauge measuring tube stand: http://www.cocorahs.org/Media/docs/IL/CoCoRaHS-MTS%20Plans.pdf