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MARTIN SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT |
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923 North State Street, Suite 170, Fairmont, MN 56031 |
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(507) 235-6680 |
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2007 RAIN GAUGE PROGRAM |
| The District has been participating in a statewide precipitation monitoring program since the 1970s. Rainfall data is collected manually by volunteer cooperators. Each volunteer is given a special gauge to monitor. They read their gauge daily and then submit their forms monthly to the Martin SWCD. The data is sent to the State Climatologist and is used to study and document precipitation and weather patterns for the state. The townships with volunteer cooperators includes East Chain, Tenhassen, Lake Belt, Lake Fremont, Fairmont, Manyaska, Center Creek, Fraser, Fox, Elm Creek, Nashville, Westford, and Cedar Townships. |
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On April 1st of each year, our rain gauge volunteers begin monitoring rainfall for the coming growing season. In Martin County we have 17 volunteers that do a great job of recording rainfall each day from April-September and submitting their forms to our office. |
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The data is compiled into reports at the state level that are used for many purposes. Data collected is used in the analysis or flash floods, droughts, monthly and seasonal precipitation patterns and soil moisture. Another of the uses for the data is for legal purposes. The State Climatology Office receives requests for information to be used as evidence in legal proceedings. For instance, information might be needed for the weather conditions in a specific place on a specific day for maybe a case involving a car accident. The office will provide information form reports that have been sent in by our volunteers. |
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The State Climatology Office maintains a web site that has information on present weather conditions, rainfall and snow depth maps, drought monitors, historical data and other information on our weather. That web site is: www.climate.umn.edu. |
| We have some very dedicated volunteers, and without their help the program would not be possible. Our volunteers in Martin County do a great job performing an important public service and we thank them for their efforts. If you are interested in becoming a rain gauge volunteer please contact our office at (507) 235-6680 or email cathy.thiesse@mn.nacdnet.net. We would like to recognize AND THANK our volunteers below and give our readers an idea of the precipitation across Martin County for the 2007 growing season. |
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2007 RAIN GAUGE PROGRAM VOLUNTEERS |
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Volunteer |
Location/Section |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sept |
Oct |
Total |
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Greg Johanson |
East Chain, 35 |
1.43 |
1.90 |
2.31 |
4.12 |
6.72 |
3.08 |
4.65 |
24.21 |
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Fred Goebel |
Tenhassen, 14 |
.82 |
1.81 |
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2.93 |
8.66 |
3.21 |
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17.43 |
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Reinhold Hagen |
Lake Belt, 5 |
1.46 |
2.72 |
1.38 |
2.44 |
9.19 |
2.57 |
4.11 |
23.87 |
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Marlen Bents |
Lake Belt, 25 |
1.96 |
2.66 |
1.30 |
1.96 |
9.29 |
3.08 |
4.40 |
24.65 |
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Taylor Forsberg |
Lake Fremont, 5 |
3.13 |
3.10 |
2.05 |
3.61 |
8.27 |
2.09 |
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22.25 |
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Diane Swanson |
Lake Fremont, 6 |
1.86 |
3.20 |
2.24 |
2.23 |
10.67 |
2.13 |
4.94 |
27.27 |
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Leroy & Nileta Forsberg |
Lake Fremont, 35 |
3.13 |
3.35 |
1.45 |
2.49 |
9.85 |
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20.27 |
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Michael Warriner |
Fairmont, 1 |
1.30 |
3.26 |
3.53 |
1.10 |
7.83 |
2.99 |
4.27 |
24.28 |
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Martin SWCD |
Fairmont, 17 |
1.55 |
2.12 |
1.16 |
.79 |
7.01 |
2.78 |
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15.41 |
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Gordy Luckow |
Fairmont, 25 |
1.85 |
3.34 |
3.73 |
1.22 |
7.46 |
3.30 |
5.45 |
26.35 |
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Donald Garbers |
Manyaska, 1 |
.90 |
2.59 |
2.24 |
.81 |
6.43 |
2.10 |
4.13 |
20.00 |
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Rich Perrine |
Manyaska, 7 |
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Darwin Roberts |
Center Creek, 5 |
2.07 |
2.26 |
1.65 |
1.54 |
5.97 |
2.45 |
4.88 |
20.82 |
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Ronald Martin |
Fraser, 8 |
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5.32 |
2.53 |
.92 |
5.51 |
2.32 |
3.77 |
20.37 |
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Trimont Health Care |
Fox Lake, 6 |
1.88 |
2.61 |
3.09 |
.86 |
6.60 |
2.54 |
2.98 |
20.56 |
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Paul Peterson |
Elm Creek, 8 |
1.57 |
2.94 |
2.71 |
1.51 |
6.76 |
3.03 |
4.89 |
23.41 |
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Rick Holtz |
Elm Creek, 33 |
1.52 |
3.31 |
1.50 |
1.60 |
7.91 |
2.35 |
4.23 |
22.42 |
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Dave Peterson |
Nashville, 8 |
2.10 |
1.79 |
2.66 |
1.41 |
7.55 |
2.58 |
4.26 |
22.35 |
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Ronald Sandersfeld |
Westford, 31 |
1.96 |
3.28 |
1.86 |
.53 |
7.82 |
2.34 |
4.79 |
22.58 |
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Gary Wilson |
Cedar, 6 |
1.47 |
3.06 |
2.85 |
.99 |
7.15 |
3.83 |
4.34 |
23.69 |
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