Knowledge Base

First, you will need compatible software for your weather station that will allow it to send data to the internet. Check with your weather station's vendor for details about the software needed to do this. 

If you are already sending data to internet sites (like Weather Underground), then all you will need to do is sign up with CWOP, receive a unique station identifier, and make a few minor configuration changes within your weather station's software to tell it to send your data to the CWOP (see the instructions manual for your weather station/software).

In return, your observations will become a part of a vast citizen's science movement, utilized by scientists and meteorologists worldwide to improve weather monitoring, forecasting, and warnings. 

For more detailed instructions on signing up and configuring your weather station for CWOP, the National Weather Office put together a great webpage that can help with everything from choosing a weather station, proper siting of the instruments, and signing up with CWOP.