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Active Weather for the West, Warming in the East

The potential for heavy snow at higher elevations in the western U.S. will continue for many spots through the weekend. In the meantime, the eastern half of the continental U.S. will transition to above normal temperatures ahead of a pair of cold fronts next week that will bring readings back to closer to normal as we approach Thanksgiving Day. Read More >

 

Mr. Robert E. Dreith, the cooperative weather observer at Randolph 4 miles WNW, KS was recently honored in a ceremony at the Randolph Senior Citizen Center.  The award was presented by Topeka Meteorologist-In-Charge Ken Harding, Regional Data Aquisition Program Manager Bob Bonack, WFO Topeka's Data Aquisition Program Managers Bill Newman and Mike Couch.   Mr. Dreith was presented the National Weather Service’s second-most distinguished award, named for John Campanius Holm who took the first known systematic observations in the American colonies in 1644-45.  Mr. Dreith has provided daily precipitation, snowfall, snow depth and water equivalent data for the National Weather Service from the Randolph 4 miles WNW site and has provided stream stage reports for Fancy Creek, which drains into Tuttle Creek Reservoir. He began taking observations July 1, 1979.  Mr. Dreith also served in the U.S. Navy during WWII.