NRS 396.595 - Creation of Office; employment, qualifications and duties.

NV Rev Stat § 396.595 (2019) (N/A)
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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)