The NOAA Cooperative Observer Program is a citizen weather observer network run by the U.S. National Weather Service and National Centers for Environmental Information. Over 8,700 volunteers from the
A Cooperative Observer weather station near Elko, Nevada, featuring a rain gauge, thermometer, and snowboard.
The United States National Climatic Data Center, previously known as the National Weather Records Center, in Asheville, North Carolina, was the world's largest active archive of weather data.
Courtesy of: National Climatic Data Center, National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, February 2015.