Training Materials, Resources

• National Weather Service Directives Systems
  • NWSI 10-1301: Surface Observing (Land)
  • NWSI 10-1302: Instrument Requirements and Standards for the NWS Surface Observing Programs (Land)
  • NWSI 10-1307: Cooperative Station Management
  • NWSI 10-1310: Claims for On-the-Job Injuries to Contract/Cooperative Observers
  • NWSI 10-1314: Cooperative Observer Awards
  • NWSM 10-1315: Cooperative Station Observation
  • NWSI 10-940: Hydrologic Data Network Services
  • NWSI 10-10: Climate Services
  • NWSM 10-1401A: Rawinsonde Observations
• NWS Observing Handbooks
  • No. 2: Cooperative Station Observations: PDF
  • No. 6: Cooperative Program Operations: PDF
  • No. 8: Aviation Weather Observations for Supplementary Aviation Weather Reporting Stations (SAWRS)
• Other Resources
  • Snow Measurement Guidelines
  • Photo Tips for Awards and Related Digital Pictures
  • National Research Council Report: Future of the NWS Cooperative Observer Network
  • Cooperative Observer Program Brochure: PDF (Print then fold into 6-panel brochure. )