"THE CATCH"
ARCHIVES 2014

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




January 2014

January 7, 2014  (173K)
"CoCoRaHS—A Cold Start to the Calendar Year"

• 2013 Highlights
  
• Fundraising Update
• Cold and Snow
• Hip Hip Hurray for Snow Depth and SWE
• A Few Really Big Rains
• And then there's California
• Drought Impact Reports -- Appreciated
• Webinar: CoCoRaHS and River Forecast Centers
• Farm Story - House Privileges
  
  
  

January 13, 2014  (77K)
"CoCoRaHS—Volunteer Stats, Measuring Madness and a Final Fundraising Update"

• Volunteer Stats
  
• Measuring Madness
• Final Fundraising Update
  
  
  
  

February 2014

February 2, 2014  (140K)
"CoCoRaHS—Super Groundhog Day"

• Happy Groundhog Day
  
• A Tough Winter
• SWE Monday
• Submitting Significant Weather Reports
• Website Progress
• Webinar - Life of a Climatologist
• Farm Story
  

February 19, 2014  (176K)
"CoCoRaHS—Will Winter Ever End?"

• Post-Groundhog Day
  
• Webinar: What does a state climatologist do?
• NWS Storm Prediction Center
• Trackng Phenology
• What Constitutes a Trace?
• Help Wanted!
• Significant Weather Reports
• Farm Story - The Great Orange Goose Caper

March 2014

March 26, 2014  (120K)
"CoCoRaHS—Welcome to Spring"

• 900 and Counting
  
• CoCoRaHS - Get Started!
• Hail Season
• WxTalk Webinar Featuring NASA
• 2015 Rain Gauge Calendar - Spring and Warm Weather Photos Wanted
  
• There's an App for that!
• Survey Says?
  
• Farm Story - Visitor Chickens
  

April 2014 

No "Catch" sent in April



May 2014

May 23, 2014  (81K)
"CoCoRaHS—The Survey is Ready -- plus other important information"

• Please take the CoCoRaHS Spring Survey
• How to be a Great Weather Observer
• Amazing Rain
• Rural Measurements
• Hail, Significant Wx, Drought Impacts -- Really Important Special Reports 
• CoCoRaHS App -- Working Well
• New Animation - Weather vs. Climate
  
  

June 2014

June 6, 2014   (123K)
"CoCoRaHS—From the Road"

• Getting Started
• The CoCoRaHS Survey
• Broken Record -- Hail and Significant Weather
• ET and Water Balance
• Anniversary Time
• WxTalk Webinar -- June 19th - Waterspouts
• Farm Story - Wrestling with Hay
• The "CoCo" of CoCoRaHS
  
  
  

June 16, 2014  (129K)
"CoCoRaHS—Sweet 16, Waterspouts and More!"

• Celbrate - Check your Gauge -- Send in your Observation!
• New to CoCoRaHS?
• New Animation - How to Measure Rainfall
• WxTalk Webinar -- June 19th: Waterspouts
• How CoCoRaHS Data are Used
• Want to Get More Involved?
  

July 2014 

No "Catch" sent in July

August 2014

August 7, 2014   (219K)
"CoCoRaHS—I'll take weather networks for $1,000"

• Weather Station Party
  
• More History
• Please phrase your response in the form of a question - Jeopardy
  
• Rains on the Southern Plains - By Golly!
• Reporting Fatigue?
• Quick Tips
• Special Calendar - Growing Needs - Great Opportunity
• Farm sotry
  

September 2014

September 7, 2014   (272K)
"CoCoRaHS—Prime Time"

• Upcoming Webinar: The Workings of the National Weather Service
  
• Quiet in the Atlantic - Active in the Pacific
  
• CoCoRaHS For Schools: Rain Gauge Week
  
• Vacation Story: From Whales to Perch -- to Lightning!
• Farm Story: Chickens and Turkeys

September 30, 2014   (167K)
"CoCoRaHS—Happy New Water-Year!"

• Western Rains
  
• CoCoRaHS 2015 Calendar -- It's a Good One!
• Have you Moved?
• Rivers in the Air?  You Bet!  Learn More
• CoCoRaHS Picnics -- What a Blast!
• New Message of the Day Series -- "Who Uses CoCoRaHS Observations?"
• Want to Learn More about the Weather?
• Farm Story-- From 3 to 1
  
  
  
  

  October 2014
  
  October 31, 2014   (269K)
  "CoCoRaHS—Happy Halloween"

  • October Rainfall Patterns
    
  • Hot Lava!
  • Who Uses CoCoRaHS Observations?
    
  • What Will The Winter Bring?
  • Stick It Out Or Pack It In?
  • Water-Year Reports -- Last Call For Updates!
  • Time To Think About Snow
  • Sign Up For Our Next Webinar
  • Rain Gauge Calendar
  • Farm Story - Little Chicken Eggs And Large Wild Turkeys
    
    
    
  
  

  November 2014
  
  November 26, 2014   (134K)
  "CoCoRaHS—Happy Thanksgiving!"

  • Speaking of Buffalo
    
  • Ready for Snow and Ice
  • Significant Weather Reports
  • Farm Story

December 30, 2014   (122K)
"CoCoRaHS—Happy New Year and Highlights of 2014!"

• The CoCoRaHS Calendar
• Year-End Fundraiser
  
• CoCoRaHS Coming to Phoenix AMS WeatherFest - Jan. 4th
• CoCoRaHS Highlights of 2014
• Have You Moved? Have you Changed Your E-mail?
  
•  Farm Story