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Welcome to Mississippi CoCoRaHS!
Mississippi is now a member of CoCoRaHS, and is looking for weather observers. It's easy to join. Just follow the instructions below. By joining, you can become part of a growing community of people interested in weather, and also provide a great service to scientists, forecasters and neighbors interested in the daily patterns of rainfall.
Statewide News
Mississippi CoCoRaHS turns 1!
Mississippi CoCoRaHS was formally launched August 1st, 2008. That means that we officially celebrated our 1 year anniversary.
As the year closed, we had 200 rainfall observers. Thirty of those observers have been with us for the whole year. Special thanks to them and all of our rainfall reporters for making our first year a success.
Speaking of years...the wet weather we have had this fall made me want to calculate my station's "water year." If you are a CoCoRaHS observer, you should have gotten an email from Nolan about what goes into your water year. Basically, it's the amount of monthly precipitation from October 1 to September 30. If you report--he would like this to also include snowfall and how many precipitation, snow and hail days you had per month. At my station in Oktibbeha County, I only had 1 snow day, so I made a graph showing precipitation and precipitation days only. My total for the year was 81.65" including one multi-day report that spanned two months. I will post my graph here for you to see. The number of days may not be completely accurate because I had a few multi-day reports, but the precipitation amount is pretty accurate.
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One of our local coordinators who was at set up a voice mail system to
accept rainfall reports in the event you lose power or internet during
bad weather. This number is 601-801-3527. Please only use this method
if you have have lost your internet access.
How do I join
All you need to do is click on the "Join Cocorahs" link on the main menu to the left, fill out the application, view the training slide show and purchase a rain gauge.
Do I need to purchase a rain gauge
Yes. For the quality of the data reported to be consistent, everyone must have the same rain gauge. You can purchase a rain gauge from either of the following sites:
What do I need to do
Once you join and set up your rain gauge, you will log in to this website once a day or as often as you are able to report the amount of rain in the rain gauge. Days without any rain are also important!
Who can I contact if I have questions
You may contact the state coordinator or one of the regional or co-coordinators. Click on "State Coordinators" on the State Menu to the left to find out who your regional or local coordinators are. For general questions, you may contact:
Kathy Sherman-Morris
Assistant Professor
Department of Geosciences
Mississippi State University
662 325-4243
kms5@geosci.msstate.edu
Can I do anything else to help
Sure! We are looking for volunteers at the county level to serve as local coordinators. Email one of the state or regional coordinators if you are interested.
Which regional coordinator should I contact
Find your county on the map below and then look for your regional coordinator on the "State Coordinators" page. The link is located on the left, under State Menu.
Please check back for news about training events, interesting weather events or other announcements.
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