Matt Spies, state coordinator for CoCoRaHS, "and his 4” diameter rain gauge." (from the Darien Library website)

Do you love the Weather Channel? Are you constantly hoping for a snow day? Do your friends think you’re a little too obsessed with the weather app on your phone?

Join other weather-loving community members for a one hour presentation on how you can make a difference in tracking national weather patterns.

CoCoRaHS (Community Collaborative Rain Hail and Snow network) is a national grassroots, community-based, precipitation network made up of volunteers of all ages and backgrounds.

This network believes that precipitation is highly variable and very important. They just happen to use low cost measuring tools and report their measurements through the internet.

Volunteers for CoCoRaHS do not need a meteorology degree – just an interest in weather conditions and a desire to learn more about how weather impacts our region.

About the presenter
Matt Spies, the Connecticut CoCoRaHS state coordinator, has been a CoCoRaHS observer since its introduction to Connecticut in July 2009.

A full time professional in private industry, Matt holds a bachelor of science degree in computer science.  Matt’s interest in weather started with Hurricane Agnes, the Blizzard of ’78, and spending untold hours listening to the manual recordings of NOAA Weather Radio.

As state coordinator, Matt looks forward to sharing what he has learned while growing the network.

Image from Darien Library website: Matt Spies, state coordinator for CoCoRaHS, “and his 4” diameter rain gauge.”

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