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, 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.

Assistant State Climatologist. Conducting research on optimal network design, homogenizing precipitation records, and descriptions of recent droughts. Primary point of contact for queries about Washington climate, access to data, etc. Karin has a M.S. in Atmospheric Sciences from The Ohio State University; her thesis research examined hydrometeorological variables from automated weather stations in the Peruvian Andes, where she spent time doing fieldwork. She earned a BS in meteorology from The Pennsylvania State University.

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.

Student Assistant. Helps coordinate, develop, and quality-control the Cocorahs network of precipitation observations. Eliza is pursuing a BS in environmental science and resource management at UW.

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