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Weather Watchers Wanted!
Maitland Valley Conservation Authority
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Are you interested in local
weather patterns? Do you have
time to take a rain gauge reading
between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00
a.m.? If so, the Maitland Valley
Conservation Authority (MVCA)
wants you.
The MVCA is looking for vol-
unteers to join the Community
Collaborative Rain, Hail and
Snow network (CoCoRaHS). The
network is a non-profit organiza-
tion of volunteers who measure
and map precipitation.
The network is an effort to track
rainfall variability that isn't
always detected by radar. In
recent years, MVCA staff have
noted an increase in short-term
intense rain storms. In some
cases, the storms occur over a
small geographic area and MVCA
flood forecasting gauging stations
are not able to record the event.
The MVCA wants to improve their
flood forecasting capabilities and
understanding of how rain and
snow melt moves across the
watershed. Gathering precipita-
tion data through CoCoRaHS will
assist with this.
CoCoRaHS volunteers take
daily measurements of rain, hail
and snow in their backyards
between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.
The information is then entered
on the CoCoRaHS website where
it is made available to anyone
interested in daily rainfall totals.
It only takes a few minutes and
volunteers will be participating
in real, hands-on science.
Families and individuals of all
ages are welcome to participate.
The CoCoRaHS website pro-
vides easy on-line training for
volunteers.
A limited number of profes-
sional rain gauges are available
free from the MVCA for CoCO-
RaHS volunteers. Sign up as a
volunteer on the CoCoRaHS
website and then contact the
MVCA to receive a rain gauge.
For more information visit
www.cocorahs.org/Canada or
contact Jeff Winzenried, MVCA
Watershed Resources Technician
at jinzenried@mvca.on.ca or
call 519-335-3557.