2007 Catch Archives


 

 "THE CATCH"
ARCHIVES 2007


Past Issues of Nolan Doesken's bi-montly CoCoRaHS e-mail messages
 


January 2007

January 1, 2007   (84K)
"CoCoRaHS—the big storm moves on, and what will 2007 bring?

  • Historical Perspective
  • Southeastern Colorado observers-Where are you?
  • Total Depth of Snow on Ground
  • CoCoRaHS 2007--What Lies Ahead??

January 11, 2007   (74K)
"CoCoRaHS—Beware, much colder"

  • CoCoRaHS and FEMA Disaster Declarations
  • Still White in Albuquerque

January 24, 2007   (82K)
"CoCoRaHS—January thaw , Many New Faces, and Help with Ice

  • Icy Weather
  • Some Icy Tips
  • A January Thaw-Mud Season Begins
  • Welcome New Volunteers

February 2007

February 15, 2007   (40K)
"Midwest Snow for CoCoRaHS—dirty snow melts quicker"

  •  Dirt on Snow Makes it Go
  • What else does snow do?
  • Spring is coming
  • Climate Change
  • Opportunity to report "Heavy Snow"
  • Plant Growers and Plant Lovers--
    a Special Opportunity

February 18, 2007   (34K)
"CoCoRaHS—New data entry form for heavy snow—and new opportunity"

February 27, 2007   (39K)
"CoCoRaHS—it's that time of year"

  •  CoCoRaHS Goes to Washington
  • Master Gardeners and other plan lovers
    needed for national Phenology Network

March 2007

March 2, 2007   (33K)
"Dusty Snow Again—CoCoRaHS Alert—For Rocky Mountain Area Volunteers"

  • Snow and Dust
  • Phenology

March 9, 2007   (78K)
"CoCoRaHS Alert—Start thinking about hail—or melting snow"

  • Apologies for Climate diversity
  • Let's Talk Hail
  • Many New Volunteers

March 23, 2007   (38K)
"CoCoRaHS—It's show time!"

  •  This is CoCoRaHS Time!
  • Snow in Reno
  • Storms in Texas
  • Wyoming-Drought
  • Illinois passes 100
  • Trouble Logging In?
  • Hail reports
  • Where's my Station Name?

April 2007

April 2, 2007   (40K)
"Some reminders—and a CoCoRaHS story I must share"

  • Tennessee-Welcome 
  • Who's next?
  • Zeros are good data, too
  • A story worth sharing!
  • Do you have a story?


April 12, 2007
   (36K)
"CoCoRaHS—Winter holds on—Stay flexible"

  •  Rolling snow
  • Rain gauge funnel--In our Out?
  • Lilacs Slowed--Not too late to join
    the National Phenology Network
  • Hail Pads--WeatherYourWay may help
  • Turn around--Don't drown!!
  • report Heavy Rain
  • Tennessee is Rolling
  • Snow in Nevada and Wisconsin
  • Alaska at last


April 27, 2007
   (74K)
"CoCoRaHS—A Big Day for Rain"

  • Waiting to get started?
  • Sponsors wanted?
  • Zero is good data
  • Hail Pads!


May 2007

May 4, 2007   (84K)
"CoCoRaHS—Doing our Best in the Summertime"

  • Tips for accurate measurements
  • CoCoRaHS comments--Invaluable
  • When to report "Intense Precipitation"
  • Who is drier--Nevada or Alaska
  • Still snowing!
  • CoCoRaHS Local Coordinators


May 15, 2007 
 (89K)
"CoCoRaHS -- In appreciation of good and timely rain and hail "

  • Hail
  • High Density-High Definition-HD Rain Gauge Network


May 18, 2007 
 (70K)
"CoCoRaHS—Logging In"


June 2007

June 13, 2007   (80K)
"News From CoCoRaHS"

  • Morning Rain
  • Long silence
  • Are you new to CoCoRaHS?
  • Big Storms!  Big need for your data!!
  • Dry weather also important

June 14, 2007   (78K)
"CoCoRaHS—More News and a Question"

  •  What if you have really heavy rains?
  • Do you have Weather Questions?

July 2007

July 2, 2007   (72K)
"CoCoRaHS data quality—your help IS appreciated"

July 23, 2007   (96K)
"CoCoRaHS—Some wet, some REALLY wet, and many of us DRY!"

  • Recent Storms--Heavy Rain Somewhere
  • Be ready for the Big One!
  • Intense Precipitation Reports
  • Observation notes
  • The Birds!
  • Weatherwise Magazine and CoCoRaHS
  • How long is my commitment?

August 2007

August 20, 2007   (75K)
"CoCoRaHS—A lot of rain going around"

  • First spill!!
  • Who's next?
  • Catching up
  • Checking passed messages

August 23, 2007   (29K)
"CoCoRaHS—Come to the State Fair"


September 2007

September 3, 2007   (76K)
"CoCoRaHS—Headed towards Fall"

  • Snow Warning!
  • Flood Watches for Texas
  • Two New CoCoRaHS States

September 13, 2007   (83K)
"CoCoRaHS—Driest day in ages"

  • 2,000 Zeros
  • Clean Rain Gauges
  • Leaves Changing!--
    National Phenology Network
  • Inevitable Snow
  • Some not feeling so well

September 21, 2007   (80K)
"Almost Autumn—News from CoCoRaHS"

  • The Blog has begun
  • Some tips for avoiding data errors
  • Make more room
  • A word of Thanks


October 2007

October 2, 2007   (89K)
"CoCoRaHS—Happy New Year!! Welcome Water Year 2008"

  • Our Water Year ritual
  • Florida--CoCoRaHS Welcomes you
  • Fall transition--Rainfall patterns will change
  • Your Comments appreciated
  • Tracking drought
  • CoCoRaHS Blog
  • National Phenology Network

October 20, 2007   (89K)
"CoCoRaHS Update—Lot's of Weather to Discuss!"

  • A wild week for weather
  • Hail too!
  • Remember to Blog
  • Water Year reports!
  • Who uses CoCoRaHS information
  • Climate versus weather
  • A very special event
  • Snow is coming soon!



November 2007

November 2, 2007   (91K)
"CoCoRaHS—The calm before whatever comes next"

  • Lightning overhead--What should I have done?
  • A few months to think about it
  • Time change
  • Respite from rain
  • Welcome Alabama and Kentucky
  • Avoid Errors
  • What are our most common errors?
  • Be ready for your next snow
  • Watch the seasons change


November 5, 2007   (83K)
"CoCoRaHS—If snow was falling but never whitened the ground?"

  • Stormy Night
  • A question about snow
  • More on drought
  • CoCoRaHS is helping
  • Other stuff


November 13, 2007   (69K)
"CoCoRaHS—New Member in the CoCoRaHS Family"

  • Appreciating Precipitation
  • Forecasting months in advance


November 21, 2007   (90K)
"CoCoRaHS—It's Snow Time"

  • Snow measuring!


November 30, 2007   (71K)
"CoCoRaHS—Prepare for Precipitation"

  • Storm is coming!
  • Report more than once a day!
  • Welcome Oregon!!


December 2007

December 8, 2007   (100K)
"CoCoRaHS  SNOW!!—Love it, hate it, or measure it!"

  • A snowy day
  • Instructions
  • Nearing the end
  • Correcting errors


December 19, 2007   (76K)
"CoCoRaHS—Rain doesn't fall the same on all"

  • Donations to CoCoRaHS?
  • Barnyard confusion
  • Weighing instead of melting


December 31, 2007   (84K)
"CoCoRaHS—On to 2008"

  • CoCoRaHS winter trips and reminders!
  • Please report the total depth
    of snow on the ground!
  • "Intense Precipitation Reports"
  • Some thoughts on the year ending
  • What matters most??--You!