RAIN/SNOW MONITORING

Rain/Snow Monitoring in Carbon County

Carbon County has a network of precipitation monitors who measure rain, snow depth and the water equivalent of the snow. This information would be more accurate if we had more monitors, especially in the Kidder and Penn Forest areas. All the monitors are members of a nationwide network called CoCoRaHS, which is based at Colorado State University, and also work with Dr. Paul Knight, the Pennsylvania State Climatologist. Anyone can join and we ask you to look over the information below.

Are current active monitors are at these locations:

This graph below will be updated every two week on the 1st and 15th of each month to shows the average rain and snow amounts from October 1, 2009 to September 30, 2010. The Total Precip contain rain and the amount of water in the melted snow.

The graph below shows precipitation for the meteorological year of 10/1/2008 to 9/30/2009.

CoCoRaHS is a grassroots volunteer network of backyard weather observers of all ages and backgrounds working together to measure and map precipitation (rain, hail and snow) in their local communities. By using low-cost measurement tools, stressing training and education, and utilizing an interactive Web-site, our aim is to provide the highest quality data for natural resource, education and research applications. The only requirements to join are an enthusiasm for watching and reporting weather conditions and a desire to learn more about how weather can effect and impact our lives.

Our Web page provides the ability for our observers to see their observations mapped out in “real time”, as well as providing a wealth of information for our data users.

For more information, please click here: Information about CoCoRaHS

If you would like to sign-up as a volunteer observer and become part of our expanding network, please click here: “Join the CoCoRaHS Network“.

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