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West Virginians will have the opportunity to join the Community
Collaborative Rain, Hail
and Snow Network (CoCoRaHS) starting on May 1st, 2009.
West Virginia will be the 43rd state joining this unique nationwide network
of over 12,000 volunteers that measure precipitation and report their
findings via the Internet. The state climatologist for West Virginia and
the National Weather Service offices that produce forecasts, watches,
and warnings for the state of West Virginia are looking for volunteer
weather observers to collect precipitation data to help study the variable
rainfall patterns that are so often observed in the state.
Weather buffs across the state of West Virginia will now have an opportunity
to measure precipitation with a few simple tools and take an active role
in meteorological reporting and research. All that is needed is a simple
standardized 4 inch rain gauge. In order for reports to be consistent
you must use a standardized gauge. These gauges may be purchased from
the CoCoRaHS website,
or from a private vendor. You can also report snowfall with a yardstick
and and hail sizes with a hail
pad.
This program will help meteorologists, researchers, the media, and others
see and study the variability of precipitation across the state of West
Virginia.
CoCoRaHS West Virginia kicks off across the Mountain State on May 1,
2009. Help us measure precipitation from Bluefield northward to Wheeling,
from Huntington eastward to Martinsburg as we learn about this wonderful
resource that falls from the sky. To join CoCoRaHS in West Virginia click
here: Join
CoCoRaHS.
Additional information about the program can be found on the CoCoRaHS
website.
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