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With an exemplary career of almost half a century, the agrometeorologist coach José Olinuck retires from INTA Cerro Azul leaving for the productive sector of the NEA an invaluable statistical work on temperatures, rains and other weather conditions, in addition to the consolidation of a network of agrometeorological stations. His silent, meticulous and constant work allowed himself to anticipate the weather and improve the decisions of thousands of producers. When in 1978 José Olinuk entered the INTA Cerro Azul as a coach to take care of the area of ??Agrometeorology, he surely did not imagine that his work would mark over fire the development of this discipline in the region. Today, a few days after his retirement, he reviews with emotion a whole life dedicated to observing the climate, collecting data, issuing newsletters and, above all, being a reliable source of information for producers, researchers, teachers and students.