Central Illinois
Weather Forecast Office
The National Weather Service office in Lincoln operates a network of over 100 cooperative weather observers. These observers, most of whom volunteer their services, take daily observations of temperature, precipitation, or river levels. These observations are used by the local NWS forecasters, the River Forecast Centers in Minneapolis and Wilmington OH, and the media. They are also archived at the National Center for Environmental Information in Asheville, North Carolina, and are important in studying the long-term climate of the area.
The Lincoln NWS personnel that assist with the cooperative observation program are:
Cooperative Observer Program Topics:
COOP Home, Latest Observations, Observation Techniques,
Equipment, National COOP Page
US Dept of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Weather Service
Central Illinois
1362 State Route 10
Lincoln, IL 62656
217-732-7321 (forecast recording) or 217-732-3089
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