[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 18078]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     PAYING TRIBUTE TO ETHAL JORDAN

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 9, 2004

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Ethal 
Jordan, a dedicated weather observer from Hamilton; Colorado. Ethal was 
recently honored with the 2004 John Campanius Holm Award for 
outstanding service in the Cooperative Weather Observer Program by the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Her observations have 
helped our government accurately describe the climate of our country, 
and I am honored to stand here today with my colleagues before this 
body of Congress and this nation and recognize her accomplishments.
  The National Weather Service Cooperative Weather Observer Program has 
provided scientists and researchers continuous data on temperature, 
precipitation, and other weather factors such as river levels and soil 
temperature. Once a month observers mail their records to the National 
Climatic Data Center. These weather records retain importance over time 
as they provide an accurate picture of a locale's normal weather and 
give scientists a basis to predict future trends. Through these 
predictions scientists are able to enhance economic security and 
provide for the national safety of Americans.
  Ethal has served for over 47 years as a cooperative observer. The 
award that she received this year is one of the agency's most 
prestigious awards and she is one of only twenty-six that received the 
honor this year. She established the Hamilton station in 1957, where 
she began reporting daily precipitation data to the National Weather 
Service. With her hard work these records have helped establish 
climatology parameters for northwest Colorado and the central Yampa 
River Basin.
  Mr. Speaker, Ethal Jordan is a devoted weather observer whose data 
have been an important source of information for scientists to make 
accurate weather forecasts and predictions in the United States. She 
has provided a great service to her country for over 47 years, and I am 
honored to recognize her efforts before this body of Congress. 
Congratulations on your award, Ethal, and I wish you all the best in 
your future endeavors.

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