Natural Resources Conservation

RISE
Resource Information Serving Everyone
Why is it called RISE? RISE stands for Resource Information Serving Everybody. It was named after the original computer bulletin board system created prior to the internet explosion. What is RISE? The Council began collecting local weather data in 1993 from its first station in Bethel Mill Park in Gloucester County. RISE has grown to 20 stations in 8 counties. We started this effort in response to a need for high quality local weather data necessary for irrigation water management practices. Today, RISE is a system of research grade weather stations located throughout South Jersey. The System records temperature, wind speed and direction, rainfall, relative humidity, and solar radiation. All of this data is needed to accurately determine irrigation requirements. The Wall Township station is pictured on the right. The Dennis Township and Holmdel station are pictured below.

RISE

Resource Information Serving Everyone

Why is it called RISE?

RISE stands for Resource Information Serving Everybody. It was named after the original computer bulletin board system created prior to the internet explosion.

What is RISE?

The Council began collecting local weather data in 1993 from its first station in Bethel Mill Park in Gloucester County. RISE has grown to 20 stations in 8 counties. We started this effort in response to a need for high quality local weather data necessary for irrigation water management practices.

Today, RISE is a system of research grade weather stations located throughout South Jersey. The System records temperature, wind speed and direction, rainfall, relative humidity, and solar radiation. All of this data is needed to accurately determine irrigation requirements.

The Wall Township station is pictured on the right. The Dennis Township and Holmdel station are pictured below.

What reports are available?

Archived and daily weather information
are available for all reports.

Daily Summary	provides an hour by hour break down of local weather activity by day.
Six-minute rainfall	provides local rainfall rate information for watershed management and emergency management (detecting flash floods).
Evapotranspiration (ET)	provides information about water consumption by local plants and crops. Water consumption can help farmers and growers anticipate when and how much water should be applied to local crops.
Growing degree day	provides local information to farmers and growers regarding integrated pest management issues. Works with Rutgers TomCast.
Climatic summary	provides access to monthly local weather activity by day and compares it to climatic normals. Helps determine whether local temperatures and precipitation for each selected month and station are above or below normal.
Network summary	provides you the ability to take a look at what is happening for one or more stations across the entire network. Archived hourly information is on-line as far back as 1993!
Enhanced monthly summary	allows for a selection of degree day base information for cooling, heating, and growing. This generates a monthly report used for local growing purposes or energy conservation.
Plus	Custom applications are available.

Where are the weather stations located?

County	Location
Atlantic	Egg Harbor Hammonton
Burlington	Chesterfield - being moved to Hamilton Easthampton Mansfield
Camden	Cherry Hill Sicklersville
Cape May	West Cape May Cape May Court House Upper Township
Cumberland	Stow Creek Upper Deerfield
Gloucester	South Harrison Township Bethel Mill Park Piney Hollow
Monmouth	Manasquan Reservoir Fort Monmouth Holmdel Township Wall Township
Ocean	Toms River

What are the Benefits?

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