Rebecca participates in weekly calls with the NC Drought Management Advisory Council, a group of agency representatives who discuss conditions throughout the state to help inform the US Drought Monitor. She reads your condition monitoring reports each week, to share the information you're reporting about what's happening on the ground with other council members.
None of this would be possible without the diligent efforts of YOU, our project volunteers. I've copied Rebecca's e-mail below so that each of you can read it and know how truly valuable your contributions are.
Keep up the great work!
I just wanted to send you a quick note to say THANKS for all
your hard work with the CoCoRaHS Condition Monitoring project! We've been
watching conditions quickly deteriorate in the western half of NC over the last
few weeks and these have been invaluable sources of on-the-ground
information. This is a time of year where there still aren't many impacts
to be felt in more "typical" sectors such as agriculture. The
wealth and detail of information in these reports is amazing -- from talking
about stagnant creeks that were flowing only a few weeks ago, to squishy yards,
to the species of plants that are emerging. Connecting the information in
these reports with objective indicators such as streamflow levels or SPI really
gives us a fuller picture of what's happening in parts of the state. I'll
continue to look at these closely, especially over the next few weeks. I
felt compelled to share how valuable these reports are for monitoring dryness
(or up until recently -- wetness) in NC. A heap of thanks goes to you and
to the observers, and I hope you keep up the amazing work!
Regards,
Rebecca
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Rebecca Cumbie
Extension Climatologist
State Climate Office of North Carolina
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