CoCoRaHS Network

 

Residents of both Georgia and South Carolina can now participate as volunteer weather observers by measuring rain, snow and hail through the CoCoRaHS Program.

 

So, what is CoCoRaHS?

CoCoRaHS stands for Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network. CoCoRaHS began with the Colorado Climate Center at Colorado State University in 1998 in response to the damaging Fort Collins flood in 1997.

The CoCoRaHS network is looking for enthusiastic volunteers to report rainfall, snowfall and hail information. Observers can be individuals, who take readings in their backyard, or school classes that take readings at their school. The measurements are made using high quality 4 inch rain gauges and hail pads. The information is used by a wide variety of organizations such as:  The National Weather Service; television meteorologist; hydrologist; researchers; emergency managers and many others. Become a piece of the meteorological puzzle and join the other 8,000 volunteers from across 29 states and become a CoCoRaHS observer. Please visit the CoCoRaHS website at http://www.cocorahs.org/  to learn more about the program. You can click on the "Join CoCoRaHS" link to become an observer. You can go through the on-line training or attend a training class to be on your way to become a part of the meteorological community.

 

If you have any questions, please contact Leonard Vaughan, the Regional Coordinator for the Midlands of South Carolina and the Central Savannah River Area of Georgia, by phone at (803) 822-8135, or by e-mail at Leonard.Vaughan@noaa.gov