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The Association of American Weather Observers was a group of amateur weather observers from around the United States. Their aim was to educate the public on weather awareness and to simply share stories among themselves on recent extreme weather that they viewed at their location. The AAWO originally began in 1983 in
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as a group of weather enthusiasts came together in October of that year to create the organization. This iteration disbanded in 1993 due to conflicts of interests. In 2005, a new
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under the same name was created. Unlike the first, the new AAWO had yet to create a
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and
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. The AAWO that was established in 1983 and ended in 1993 is in no way affiliated with nor associated with the later organization that was established in 2005. However, some who were prominent members of the first AAWO had shown support for the new surge in bringing back the organization.


Education, communication, cooperation

When the AAWO began in 1983, their
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was "Education, Communication, Cooperation" and opened the door for amateur weather observers from all over the United States to communicate with each other via the American Weather Observer newspaper publication. Before the AAWO there was no nationally recognized organization for the amateur weather hobbyist to share stories and observational data among each other. The group not only had individual memberships, but also had a lengthy list of
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organizations that were mostly local or regional groups from within the U.S.. The restart of the AAWO in 2005 had the same basic plans as the old group had in 1983. One of the differences between the group created in 1983 versus 2005 is, in 2005, the American Weather Observer publication was owned and operated by the AAWO, where the publication created in 1984 was a separate entity owned by the Belvidere Republican in
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, and only affiliated themselves with the AAWO organization created in 1983 as the newspapers official network.


Timeline

*1983: The Association of American Weather Observers (AAWO) was created. *1984: The AAWO began a monthly publication, in conjunction with the Belvidere Republican in
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, in the format of a newspaper called the American Weather Observer (AWO). Weather-related stories and weather observations recorded by the membership would be the major content of the
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. *1993: The American Weather Observer (monthly publication of the AAWO) announced its separation from the AAWO in their June issue and became a "stand-alone" publication. Meanwhile, the board members of the AAWO, in an official letter to their affiliate organizations, announced the ending of the AAWO. *2005: The AAWO, under a new format, made a return on September 20 in the form of a web site https://web.archive.org/web/20060614230631/http://www.aawo.net/ *2006: The AAWO begins a newsletter style publication under the same name used by the old AAWO, The American Weather Observer, in a periodic newsletter style format. *2010: On June 16, the Association of American Weather Observers ceased operations.


Former Affiliate Organizations Of The Previous AAWO In 1992

*Akin AAWO Chapter *
American Meteorological Society The American Meteorological Society (AMS) is a scientific and professional organization in the United States promoting and disseminating information about the atmospheric, oceanic, and hydrologic sciences. Its mission is to advance the atmosph ...
*Appalachian Weather Network *Atlantic Coast Observer Network *Barton ATC, (
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) *Blue Hill Observatory Weather Club *Commercial Weather Services Association *Junior's Chapter-AAWO * KBIM Sun Country Weather Watchers (
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KCNC-TV KCNC-TV (channel 4), branded CBS Colorado, is a television station in Denver, Colorado, United States, serving as the market's CBS outlet. It is owned and operated by the network's CBS News and Stations division, and maintains studios on Linc ...
Weather Watchers (
Denver, Colorado Denver ( ) is a List of municipalities in Colorado#Consolidated city and county, consolidated city and county, the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Colorado, most populous city of the U.S. state of ...
) * KECI-TV Weather Watchers (
Missoula, Montana Missoula ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Missoula County, Montana, United States. It is located along the Clark Fork River near its confluence with the Bitterroot and Blackfoot rivers in western Montana and at the convergence of five ...
) *
KGW-TV KGW (channel 8) is a television station in Portland, Oregon, United States, affiliated with NBC and owned by Tegna Inc. The station's studios are located on Jefferson Street in southwestern Portland, and its transmitter is located in the city's ...
Weather Network (
Portland, Oregon Portland ( ) is the List of cities in Oregon, most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon, located in the Pacific Northwest region. Situated close to northwest Oregon at the confluence of the Willamette River, Willamette and Columbia River, ...
) *
KKTV KKTV (channel 11) is a television station in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, affiliated with CBS. The station is owned by Gray Media, and maintains studios on East Colorado Avenue in downtown Colorado Springs and a transmitter on ...
-Weather Spotters (
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KSEE KSEE (channel 24) is a television station in Fresno, California, United States, affiliated with NBC. It is owned by Nexstar Media Group alongside CBS affiliate KGPE (channel 47). The two stations share studios on McKinley Avenue in eastern ...
-24 Association of Central California Weather Observers (
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Television Weather Watchers (
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) * KVUE-TV 24 Weather Watchers (
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) * KXLY's Pacific Northwest Weather Observers (
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) *Long Island Weather Observers *
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Observatory *Mid-Hudson Valley Weather Observers (
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) *
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Cooperative Rain Gauge Network *North Jersey Weather Observers *Northeast Ohio
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Chapter of the AMS) *Rockland Climate Center (
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) *27's Weather Watchers (
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) *Skywatchers Club of
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) *Virginia Weather Observation Network (Central
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AMS) *
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4 Weather Watchers (
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) *
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Weather Watchers (
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) *
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Weather Watchers (
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) *Western
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AMS Chapter (
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6 Weather Watchers (
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Weather Watchers (
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) * WOKR-TV 13 Weather Spotters (
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Weather Center Observers (
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Publication

The ''American Weather Observer'' was a newsletter publication presented by the Association of American Weather Observers(AAWO). Each issue had articles pertaining to significant weather events and was also a communications forum for the AAWO membership. The newsletter was mailed out in paperback format and was available on line at their web site in
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format.


See also

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Citizen Weather Observer Program The Citizen Weather Observer Program (CWOP) is a network of privately owned electronic weather stations concentrated in the United States but also located in over 150 countries. Network participation allows volunteers with computerized weather st ...
(CWOP)


References


External links


American Weather Observer
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