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[[File:2013-06-21 12 55 57 Citizen Weather Observer Program station EW0093 in Elko Nevada.jpg|thumb|A CWOP home weather station. The mast supports a [[Weather vane|wind vane]] and [[anemometer]], while the rain gauge and other sensors are installed near ground level.]]
The '''Citizen Weather Observer Program''' ('''CWOP''') is a network of privately owned electronic [[weather station]]s concentrated in the United States but also located in over 150 countries. Network participation allows volunteers with computerized weather stations to send automated surface weather observations to the [[National Weather Service]] (NWS) by way of the Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System (MADIS). This data is then used by the [[Rapid Refresh]] (RAP) forecast model to produce short term forecasts (3 to 12 hours into the future) of conditions across the [[contiguous United States]]. Observations are also re-distributed to the public.
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