Mrs. Marietta McArtor of Parthenon, Arkansas has been a cooperative observer for the National Weather Service for 25 years. She has measured rainfall and mailed her measurements to the National Weather Service at the end of each month.  These measurements are sent to the National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, North Carolina and eventually published to become a part of the permanent record of the world's weather.

In the picture to left: Mrs. Marietta McArtor (second from left) of Parthenon holds a 25 Year Length-of-Service Award from the National Weather Service.  She was accompanied by her husband Earl (second from right). Also pictured are Jimmy Russell (left), Data Acquisition Program Manager (DAPM), and John Robinson (right), Warning Coordination Meteorologist (WCM)...both from the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Little Rock.

Rainfall data provided by Mrs. McArtor has helped support river forecasting, agricultural, construction and recreational interests in and near her area. For her efforts, Mrs. McArtor received a 25 Year Length-of-Service Award on October 1, 2004. 

In the picture to right: Mrs. Marietta McArtor (left), along with her husband Earl (right), shows how proud she is to be a cooperative observer for the National Weather Service.