Shirley Houston of Marble Hill, Mo., was recently awarded a 35-year length of service gold certificate award for her contributions and cooperation with the National Weather Service.

Houston has taken precipitation and temperature measurements for the past 35 years at her residence. Her father, James Monroe, was a volunteer cooperative weather observer for 15 years before Houston. Houston shares the duties of measuring and recording observations with her husband, Allen.

Houston's reports have been an integral part of the Cooperative Weather Observer Program. The success of the program is due in great measure to dedicated volunteers.

Marble Hill's weather information is published monthly in issues of the Climatological Data and Hourly Precipitation Data Bulletins for Missouri.