Sr. Placida receives award
NOAA’s National Weather Service has selected Sister Placida Wemhoff, a resident of  Cottonwood, Idaho, as a recipient of the 2021 Holm Award for over 45 years of distinguished  service to the Nation through the Cooperative Observer Program (COOP program).
C. Corby  Dickerson IV, Observing Program Leader (OPL) – Missoula, Montana will present the award to  Sister Placida during a webinar ceremony to be held on November 1st at 2 PM MDT/1 PM PDT  that can be accessed at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8307826714340109325.
Webinar ID: 525-869-539 
“Sister Placida's 45 years of weather observing provides a foundation of consistently  measured data which is essential to the climate record for the local community, the National  Weather Service, and our Nation”, said Bruce Bauck, Meteorologist in  Charge from the National  Weather Service – Missoula, MT.
Since 1976 Sister Placida has been reporting daily temperature, precipitation, and  snowfall readings to the National Weather Service. However, beginning at just 13 years old,  Sister Placida dedicated to live her life under the ethos of Monasticism through the sharing of  the Benedictine charism: that is to say, a way of life, seeking God in community and service of  others. For the past 45 years part of this service has been the daily taking of weather observations and the monthly collection of data from a Fischer Porter rain gauge. This  dedication to service has led her to become an exemplary Cooperative weather observer who is
among the best in the country. She undoubtedly provides the most accurate, detailed, and  reliable data on the Camas Prairie of Idaho and within the NWS Missoula Cooperative Network.
"NOAA’s National Weather Service relies on dedicated citizen scientists to provide  critical surface observations,” said Louis W. Uccellini, Ph.D, Director, National Weather Service.
“Daily reports from our COOP Observers are the building blocks of our forecasts each day, and  provide a foundation for our climate records across the nation. It would be very difficult for us to  fulfill our mission of saving lives and property while enhancing the national economy without  these dedicated individuals and institutions."
The National Weather Service’s Cooperative Observer Program has provided scientists  and researchers with vital observational data for more than a century. Today, over 10,000  volunteer observers participate in the nationwide program to provide daily weather observations  on temperature, precipitation, snowfall and other hydrological or meteorological data such as  evaporation or soil temperature. The U.S. Congress recognized the value of the COOP program  and its observers by authorizing improvements to the program through the National Integrated  Drought Information System Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-423).
NOAA’s National Weather Service is the primary source of weather data, forecasts and  warnings for the United States and its territories. The National Weather Service operates the  most advanced weather and flood warning and forecast system in the world, helping to protect  lives and property and enhance the national economy. In partnership with national and local  government, members of the weather enterprise, Weather-Ready Nation Ambassadors, and  Academia, the National Weather Service is working to build a more Weather-Ready Nation to  support community resilience in the face of increasing vulnerability to extreme weather. Visit us  online at weather.gov and on Facebook.

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