State Climatologist Quizzes Rotarians
Two weeks ago, we held the summer picnic at Main Park in Windsor. Although sparsely attended, those present enjoyed a good meal, fellowship, and met some new friends. Thanks to President Ardin for arranging the picnic.
Rotarians and Guests Enjoy the Evening
LAST WEEK
Tim Fleming announced that he will be leaving our club as he is the Provisional President of a new evening club being formed in Greeley. We wish him well with the endeavor. Another chance for a makeup?
PROGRAM
Nolan Doesken, the State Climatologist from CSU was our speaker last week. He has spent 30 years on the job at CSU. He is a native of Royal, Illinois, and said that his favorite hangout when he was a kid was the grain elevator where the main activity was talking about crops and the weather. Doesken said his job is monitoring the climate of Colorado which affects insurance rates, water supply and building design to name just a few.
Doesken asked a series of questions and gave out prizes for the right answer or the answer closest to the right answer.
He passed on some interesting data. For instance, the heaviest 24-hour rainfall in Colorado was on the Republican River in Eastern Colorado in 1935 when 24 inches of rain fell in 24 hours. He discussed a fatal hailstorm which killed a baby in Ft. Collins in 1979. Ironically, Dave Persons covered the story as a young reporter. The coldest recorded temperature in Ft, Collins is -41 degrees F. Based in historical data, we can expect winter long snow cover about once every 20 years.
Doesken urged us to consider becoming CoCoRaHS volunteers. This is the Community Collaborative Rail, Hail, and Snow Network. For additional information visit http://www.cocorahs.org/.
QUIZ
Bollywood, the nickname for the film industry in India produces approximately twice as many feature length films annually than the US does. Next question: How many states are there in Mexico?
Rotarians and Guests Enjoy the Evening
LAST WEEK
Tim Fleming announced that he will be leaving our club as he is the Provisional President of a new evening club being formed in Greeley. We wish him well with the endeavor. Another chance for a makeup?
PROGRAM
Nolan Doesken, the State Climatologist from CSU was our speaker last week. He has spent 30 years on the job at CSU. He is a native of Royal, Illinois, and said that his favorite hangout when he was a kid was the grain elevator where the main activity was talking about crops and the weather. Doesken said his job is monitoring the climate of Colorado which affects insurance rates, water supply and building design to name just a few.
Doesken asked a series of questions and gave out prizes for the right answer or the answer closest to the right answer.
He passed on some interesting data. For instance, the heaviest 24-hour rainfall in Colorado was on the Republican River in Eastern Colorado in 1935 when 24 inches of rain fell in 24 hours. He discussed a fatal hailstorm which killed a baby in Ft. Collins in 1979. Ironically, Dave Persons covered the story as a young reporter. The coldest recorded temperature in Ft, Collins is -41 degrees F. Based in historical data, we can expect winter long snow cover about once every 20 years.
Doesken urged us to consider becoming CoCoRaHS volunteers. This is the Community Collaborative Rail, Hail, and Snow Network. For additional information visit http://www.cocorahs.org/.
QUIZ
Bollywood, the nickname for the film industry in India produces approximately twice as many feature length films annually than the US does. Next question: How many states are there in Mexico?
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