2019 Catch Archive


 

"THE CATCH"
ARCHIVES 2019

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


January 2019

January 3, 2019
 "Happy New Year"

  • Fundraising Update
  • Snow Measurement Tips (Continued from last time)
  • Beautiful Rain Gauges
  • CoCoRaHS Calendar
  • State Newsletters
  • Why We Use Manual Gauges
  • Farm Story

  • January 26, 2019
     "Behold the Cold"

  • Behold the Cold
  • A Lull in the Action
  • Message of the Day
  • Surprising Value of Snow Depth Reports
  • Wrap-Up of A Successful Fundraiser
  • In Case You're in Our Area Next Week
  • Farm Story - The Cat Goes Back Home


  • February 2019

    February 28, 2019
     "Made it Through February"

  • CoCoRaHS March Madness 2019 Begins
  • Weather Ready Nation
  • More Ways to Volunteer
  • WxTalk Webinar: Doppler on Wheels
  • Snow Water Equivalent (SWE) Monday
  • Farm Story: Nicked, Skipped and Skirted


  • March 2019

    March 22, 2019
     "Spring is Here"

  • Measuring Total Depth of Snow and SWE
  • March Recruiting Campaign Update
  • Are You New to our Crew?
  • Spring Cleaning
  • Severe Weather Season
  • Farm Story: Missed Out Again



  • April 2019

    No Catch in April



    May 2019

    May 04, 2019
     "Is Winter Finally Over?"

  • Hail Season
  • Condition Monitoring
  • CoCoRaHS Goes Hurricane Hunting!
  • Farm Story


  • June 2019

    June 6, 2019
    CoCoRaHS Turns 21!

  • CoCoRaHS Turns 21
  • How Many Gauges Do We Need?
  • Really, Really Big Rains in May
  • Remember PRISM
  • Two Reminders for the Season
  • Checking the Position of Your Gauge
  • Farm Story - Ducklings...In the Bathtub?


  • July 2019


  • CoCoRaHS Approved Rain Gauge - 4-inch Manual Plastic Rain Gauge
  • Hitting 15,000 -- Is it Possible, and What Will it Take?
  • CoCoRaHS Has Arrived - Referral Sources
  • Rain Gauge Training -- Make Easy
  • Localized Downpours -- The Initial Motivation
  • Adding Value to your Reports -- Comments, Significant Weather and Hail, Condition Monitoring
  • Issues with Bird Droppings and Some Possible Soulutions
  • Farm Story - The Hay and the Garden


  • August 2019


  • National "Rain Gauge Week" - September 9-15
  • Going For 15,000 --We Can Do It!
  • New CoCoRaHS Animation - QA/QC - Now Available
  • Condition Monitoring - Great Job!!
  • The Return of WxTalk Webinars
  • Don't Do the Dew!
  • Photo Field Weekend Continues - Now Called The Visual Drought Atlas
  • Farm Story - How Many Red Wigglers Does it Take to Weigh 20 Pounds? And Does Fresh Paint Stick to Cobwebs?


  • September 2019


  • Reaching the Goal
  • A Few "What If's"


  • October 2019

    October 1, 2019
    Happy New (Water) Year!

  • Water-Year Summary Reports - A CoCoRaHS Tradition
  • Time to Check Your Data
  • Snow Already?
  • Our Quest for 15,000 Daily Reports
  • WxTalk Webinars Return
  • Your Observation Time - It Matters
  • Farm Story - At the Cabin


  • Live from the Driftless Area (SW Wisconsin)
  • Last Call for Data from the 2019 Water Year
  • Are You and Your Rain Gauge Ready for Winter?
  • CoCoRaHS at the Library!
  • Significant Weather Reports - Keep 'em Coming!
  • Keep Recruiting New CoCoRaHS Observers
  • Farm Story


  • November 2019

    November 27, 2019
    Happy Thanksgiving!

  • Feeling Thankful
  • Ten for CoCoRaHS
  • Measuring and Reporting Freezing Rain
  • WxTalk Webinar
  • Condition Monitoring - NEW - Regional Guidance Documents!
  • 1-7 Day QPF -- A Great CoCoRaHS Companion
  • Farm Story - Roof Avalanche