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Philip Mote Philip Mote

State Climatologist, is a Research Scientist with the Climate Impacts Group at the University of Washington and an Affiliate Professor in the Atmospheric Sciences Department. His research interests include observed variability and change in Northwest climate and mountain snowpack, influences of climate on water resources and wildfire, and dynamics of the tropical tropopause and lower stratosphere. He has a Ph.D. (Atmospheric Sciences) from UW and a B.A. (Physics) from Harvard.

Gary Grove Gary Grove

Gary Grove, Associate State Climatologist, is the director of Washington Agriculture Weather Network (AgWeatherNet) in Prosser, in Yakima Valley. He is also a professor of plant pathology and Extension Plant Pathologist at Washington State University. His research interests include epidemiology and management of fungal diseases of stone fruits, grapes, hops, ornamentals, and raspberries.

Josiah Mault

Assistant State Climatologist, involved in assisting with various operations and projects for the Office of the Washington State Climatologist. He holds a B.S. in Atmospheric Sciences from the University of Washington. Josiah also owns and maintains several websites including Sammamish, WA Weather and Weather Mania.

Robert Norheim

Assistant State Climatologist, is a Research Scientist with the UW College of Forest Resources and the Climate Impacts Group and uses geospatial analysis to study the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest.  He holds a M.A. (Geography) from the University of Washington.


Founding Sponsors

Washington State Department of Ecology
Center for Science in the Earth System, UW
University of Washington Program on Climate Change