Sheffield resident recognized for 25 years of weather watching

     Sheffield resident Bill Mateer recently completed 25 years of service as a National Weather Service Cooperative Weather Observer. He began his tenure in January of 1991 and provides the National Weather Service (NWS) with precipitation information on a daily and monthly basis for the city of Sheffield.

     The weather information Bill provides the NWS becomes a permanent part of the climatic record for the local area and nation. Many public and private sectors use this data extensively.

     There are nearly 300 volunteer cooperative weather observers in Iowa and nearly 12,000 nationwide. Observers are located at homes, farms, municipal facilities, utilities, dams, parks, radio and television stations and many other locations.

    Read the full aritcle in the June 16 edition of the Press.

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