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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
210 PM CDT THU MAY 16 2013

...FISCHER-PORTER REBUILD /FPR/ NOW IMPLEMENTED ON ALL SEVEN
NON-TELEMETRY RAIN GAUGES IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS, EFFECTIVE MAY 14,
2013.

THIS EQUIPMENT MODIFICATION WILL CHANGE THE WAY THE PRECIPITATION
MEASUREMENT IS TAKEN. THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE IN THE QUALITY OR THE
TIMELINESS OF HOURLY PRECIPITATION DATA /HPD/ COLLECTED FROM THESE
STATIONS. DATA WILL CONTINUE TO BE REPORTED IN MONTHLY HPD
PUBLICATIONS.

A TOTAL OF SEVEN SITES WERE RETROFIT WITH THE FISCHER-PORTER
ELECTRONIC WEIGHING GAUGE IN THE WFO-DODGE CITY COOPERATIVE PROGRAM
AREA /CPA/. THE IMPLEMENTATION DATE FOR EACH OF THE RAIN GAUGES IS
LISTED TOGETHER WITH THE COOP SITE NUMBER.

COOP STATION NAME...................COOP NUMBER.......IMPLEMENTED
HAYS 1S.............................14-3527...........APR 19 2013
COLLYER 10S.........................14-1730...........APR 19 2013
KIOWA...............................14-4341...........APR 30 2013
HEALY...............................14-3554...........MAY 07 2013
GARDEN CITY.........................14-2980...........MAY 07 2013
ELKHART.............................14-2432...........MAY 14 2013
SUBLETTE 7WSW.......................14-7922...........MAY 14 2013

THE DATA FROM FPR GAUGES WILL BE REPORTED BY THE NATIONAL CLIMATE
DATA CENTER /NCDC/ AS A MONTHLY PRODUCT IN THE HOURLY PRECIPITATION
DATA /HPD/ BULLETIN FIVE MONTHS AFTER THE MONTH OF MEASUREMENT.

INFORMATION ON HPD PRECIPITATION PRODUCTS IS AVAILABLE FROM NCDC.

HTTP://WWW.NCDC.NOAA.GOV/OA/MPP/ USE LOWER CASE LETTERS AND SCROLL
DOWN TO /MOST REQUESTED F/ SECTION - THE SIXTH SECTION ON THE PAGE -
AND THEN CLICK ON THE WORD /SAMPLE/ TO VIEW AN HPD BULLETIN.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
FISCHER-PORTER REBUILD, AT THE ABOVE LISTED SITES, PLEASE CONTACT:

JESSE LEE
NWS/WFO-DDC...OBSERVING PROGRAM TEAM LEADER (OPL)
DODGE CITY, KANSAS
PHONE: (620)227-7140 EXT 276
EMAIL: JESSE.LEE@NOAA.GOV
THIS AND OTHER NWS PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE
ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

   HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM

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LEE
National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office
