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Tracking Storms with Impacts in the Northwest and Northeast U.S.

A Pacific storm will move across the Northwest U.S. through Thursday with low elevation rainfall, gusty winds, and mountain snows. A storm crossing the Northeast U.S. will continue gusty to high winds, scattered rain showers and limited snow showers into Thursday. Read More >

COOP

National Program

National COOP Newsletter - Awards - Training Resources

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Overview:

The National Weather Service (NWS) Cooperative Observer Program (COOP) is truly the Nation's weather and climate observing network of, by and for the people. More than 11,000 volunteers take observations on farms, in urban and suburban areas, National Parks, seashores, and mountaintops.   NWS Headquarters publishes the National Cooperative Observer Newsletter four times per year.   For the current issue and all past electronic copies, see this link:

 


NOMINATE AN OBSERVER FOR PRESTIGIOUS AWARD (Jefferson Award and Holm Award):

Award Nomination Form (2020)  Use this form to nominate your best Observers for the Holm Award and Jefferson Award.
Who are the Award Winning Observers?  Directory of names of Observers who received Thomas Jefferson Award, and John Campanius Holm Award (1960 - Present)

 

NWS Training Center Job Aide Videos:

COOP Job Aide Videos (NWSTC)

 

NWSTC Classroom Courses (Kansas City): 

List of Courses:  https://training.weather.gov/PrintSched.php

Cooperative Program Procedures:


Cooperative Program Equipment and Maintenance Procedures:

What is the Cooperative Observer Program?