Internet Weather-Related Sites

CoCoRaHS Network Homepage: www.cocorahs.org

Other Precipitation Monitoring Networks in the United States

Hydrometeorological Networks in the United States: http://www.ofps.ucar.edu/gapp/networks/

Arizona: Rainlog: http://rainlog.org/usprn/html/main/maps.jsp

Minnesota: MNGage (HIDEN): http://climate.umn.edu/HIDENsityEdit/HIDENweb.htm

Nebraska: NERain: http://dnrdata.dnr.ne.gov/NeRAIN/index.asp

Alabama: Cooperative Huntsville-Area Rainfall Measurements (CHARM) http://weather.msfc.nasa.gov/charm

Oklahoma: Oklahoma Mesonet: http://www.mesonet.org/


Current weather information and forecasts

• Weatherbug: Automated Weather Source: www.aws.com
• Climate Diagnostics center (technical): www.cdc.noaa.gov
• National Weather Service: www.nws.noaa.gov
• National Weather Data: weather.gov
• USA Weather: http://www.usaweather.net/index.php
• CSU CHILL Radar: http://chill.colostate.edu
• Fort Collins Flood Warning System: www.ci.fort-collins.co.us/stormwater/fwsindex.php

Historical climate information

• Climate Maps for the United States: www.ocs.orst.edu
• Colorado Climate Center: climate.atmos.colostate.edu
• CHILL Radar Hail Maps: lab.chill.colostate.edu/nolan/index.html
• National Climate Data Center: http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/ncdc.html
• Western Regional Climate Center: www.wrcc.dri.edu
• High Plains Climate Center: hprcc.unl.edu
• Climatic History of Fort Collins: www.wesca.com/FCClimate/
• National Lightning Casualty Statistics:http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pub/ltg/crh_ltg_stats.php

Hydrology

• Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District: www.ncwcd.org
• Streamflow and Reservoir information: www.nwrfc.noaa.gov/streamflow.shtml
• Urban Drainage and Flood Control District: www.udfcd.org
• Water: http://water.usgs.gov/
• Waterwatch: http://water.usgs.gov/waterwatch/
  

Weather Educational Sites

• Colorado Water Conservation Board, Conservation and Drought Planning: http://cwcb.state.co.us/owc/Officewc.htm
• Boulder Area Sustainability Information Network: bcn.boulder.co.us/basin/
• Data Streme: www.comet.ucar.edu/dstreme/
• GLOBE Program: http://www.globe.gov/
• Global Hydrology and Climate Center: weather.msfc.nasa.gov
• Hail information: www.chaseday.com.hail.htm
• Kapili Island: www.kapili.com
• National Weather Service Cooperative Observer Program: www.nws.noaa.gov/om/coop/
• Project Wet: www.werc.net/educators/project_wet.htm
• UCAR Web Weather: www.ucar.edu
• USGS Streamflow Conditions: www.usgs.gov
• Colorado Streamflow Data Retrieval: http://www.dwr.state.co.us/Hydrology/flow_search.asp
• Rain Gauge Webcast: meted.ucar.edu/qpf/rgauge/index.htm
• Earth & Sky Radio: http://www.earthsky.org/
• The Hidden Life of Thunderstorms: http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2003/30oct_lightning.htm

National Weather Service

Useful weather forecast, warning and safety, and climate web sites

• www.crh.noaa.gov/den National Weather Service, Boulder, CO
• www.crh.noaa.gov/pub National Weather Service Pueblo, CO
• www.crh.noaa.gov/gld National Weather Service Goodland, KS
• www.crh.noaa.gov/gjt National Weather Service Grand Junction, CO
• www.noaa.gov/stormwatch A collection of government weather web sites with Forecast and warning information can be accessed here.
• iwin.nws.noaa.gov Interactive local and national weather information network via the Internet.
• www.spc.noaa.gov Storm Prediction Center web site - get the latest watch information and historical severe weather information.
• www.nhc.noaa.gov National Hurricane Center web site - latest tropical storm forecasts, and related hurricane information.
• www.cpc.noaa.gov/products/forecasts NWS Climate Prediction Center - long range weather forecasts/ discussions
• www.cdc.noaa.gov NOAA Climate Diagnostic Center - climate research.
• www.drought.gov National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS)
• www.drought.noaa.gov Weekly drought status map and discussion, latest National Threat Assessment map, current drought indices.
• www.nifc.gov/information.html Wildfire status across the country
• www.nws.noaa.gov/om National Weather Service Office of Meteorology - Lots of information on outreach, preparedness and educational materials.
• www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov Lots of lightning facts, and lightning safety information.
• www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr NOAA Weather Radio web site.
• www.sec.noaa.gov Information on the sun, including sunspots, solar flares, and any resultant interruption to communications, solar and space education.
• climate.atmos.colostate.edu Colorado State Climatologist web site...Colorado climate information
• www.ncdc.noaa.gov National Climatic Data web site - you can view and order historic climate data here.
• www.hprcc.unl.edu/ High Plains Climate Center - climate information for Colorado and the high plains states.
• www.wrcc.dri.edu Western Region Climate Center - climate information for the Rockies and Great Basin
• www.goes.noaa.gov Access to current satellite images

National Weather Service Spotter Training (Pueblo, CO): http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pub/wcm/talks.php

NWS Spotter Training (Denver & Eastern CO): http://www.crh.noaa.gov/den/awebshtml/svrtrain.shtml

NWS Spotter Training (Grand Junction, CO): http://www.crh.noaa.gov/gjt/wx_classes.php

Weather Education Web sites

• http://www.nws.noaa.gov/education.html NWS Weather Education Site
• http://www.education.noaa.gov/ NOAA Education Resources
• www.redcross.org/disaster/masters American Red Cross school safety curriculum
• http://truckerweatherwatch.org/  SKYWARN Training for the Transportation Industry

Flood/Flash Flood Safety and Water Science Education Web sites

• http://www.fema.gov/hazard/index.shtm FEMA - information about hazards
• http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/safety/flash_floods.html Boy Scouts Flash Flood Safety Tips
• http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/ USGS Water Science for Schools
• http://www.ghcc.msfc.nasa.gov/ Global Hydrology and Climate Center -NASA
• http://www.math.montana.edu/~nmp/materials/ess/hydrosphere/ Hydrosphere Lessons & Investigations