Monday, April 28, 2025

What Do CoCoRaHS Observers and Kenny Rogers Have in Common?

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They "drop in to see what condition their condition is in." OK, I may have lost some of you with that reference, but I couldn'...
Tuesday, March 18, 2025

The Deadly Tri-State Tornado - 100th Anniversary

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The 1925 Tri-State Tornado is the deadliest and longest track tornado on record. The tornado touched down a little after 1:00 p.m. on March ...
Monday, December 16, 2024

When to Measure New Snowfall

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Perhaps one of the most important considerations measuring new snowfall is WHEN to measure new snow. Unlike rain, which stays in your gauge ...
Wednesday, November 6, 2024

New Mobile App Opens Up the World of CoCoRaHS

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CoCoRaHS has utilized a mobile app for a number of years now, both Android and iOS versions. They were developed and maintained by a volunte...
Tuesday, April 9, 2024

First Tornado Hook Echo Observed 71Years Ago Today

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The advances in weather radar over the past 25 years have been astounding. The tools now available to forecasters have greatly improved our ...
Thursday, May 25, 2023

A New Rain Gauge Option for CoCoRaHS

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A new approved rain gauge, the Tropo rain gauge from Climalytic Instruments, is now available to CoCoRaHS observers. This is a "premium...
Thursday, December 1, 2022

Snow Water Equivalent: To SWE, or not to SWE

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Snow observations from the dense CoCoRaHS network provide forecasters and other users data and information that would otherwise not be ava...
Tuesday, October 11, 2022

Just 100 Observations

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If you are a new observer or even if you have been making CoCoRaHS observations for awhile, you may not be aware of the significance of 100 ...
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Tuesday, August 23, 2022

International Lightning - A WxTalk Recap

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The July WxTalk webinar featured Ron Holle, a meteorological consultant with extensive experience in meteorological education issues, partic...
Wednesday, July 20, 2022

The Wet Bulb Globe Temperature - A Measure of Potential Heat Stress

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Several years ago I was watching the U.S. vs. Portugal in a World Cup match played in Brazil and there was a reference to something called t...
Friday, June 24, 2022

The Pacific Ocean and the Weather Along the U.S. West Coast - A WxTalk Recap

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The May WxTalk Webinar featured Eric Skyllingstad with Oregon State University Corvallis, OR describing the variety of weather along the wes...
Monday, June 6, 2022

Revisiting Bird Deterrents, and Clean Rain Gauges

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After my blog post on April 5 about keeping birds from using your gauge as a porta-potty a number of observers posted ideas on our Facebook...
Sunday, April 17, 2022

A Slow Start to the Hail Season

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CoCoRaHS' annual Hail Week has come to a close, but this post wraps it up with some additional climatological information on hail. If yo...
Tuesday, April 5, 2022

Keeping Birds Off of Your Rain Gauge

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Spring...when flowers bloom, gardens get planted, and birds sometimes decide to use the 4-inch rain gauge for a perch and/or a porta-potty. ...
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