He knows when it's storming, hailing, snowing: Oberammergauer has been watching the weather for decades. Thomas Schneller has been recording weather data for 45 years.
He has been involved with the German Weather Service for 25 years. Schneller will be honored for his great commitment on Tuesday. He looks up precipitation and temperature data on his tablet every morning. The volunteer weather observer has to measure snow depths himself or he has to record extreme weather events such as the severe hailstorm in Bad Bayersoien himself.