396.595 - Creation of Office; employment, qualifications and duties.
396.595 Creation of Office; employment, qualifications and duties.
1. The Office of State Climatologist is hereby created.
2. The Director of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources shall employ as the State Climatologist a person who has received the approval of:
(a) The National Climatic Data Center of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;
(b) The Western Regional Director of the National Weather Service; and
(c) An officer of the System.
3. The State Climatologist shall:
(a) Maintain descriptions of and information on the climate in this state, including the atmospheric conditions and levels of precipitation; and
(b) Publish his or her findings concerning the climate in this state at least quarterly.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 688; A 1993, 351; 1995, 806)