Curts marks 10 years as weather observer

Dick Curts

The National Weather Service recently honored Dick Curts of Flora for 10 years of service in the Cooperative Weather Observer Program.

Curts routinely records and reports daily amounts of precipitation, including snowfall and snow depth from official NWS equipment located at his home in Flora.

Precipitation data are important to the mission of the NWS. Through a national network of cooperative weather stations, the NWS and the National Climatic Data Center gather the information for daily forecasting, publication, and research. Over 250 stations are included in the network in Indiana, with over 11,000 in the U.S.

Cooperative weather observers such as Curts assist the NWS in forecasting the weather as well as river and stream heights.