Dvorak was a recipient of a United States Department of Commerce Meritorious Service award in 1972 and in 2002 he received a Special Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Weather Association.
dəvˈoːɹʒæk wʌzɐ ɹᵻsˈɪpiənt əvə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌv kˈɑːmɜːs mˌɛɹɪtˈoːɹiəs sˈɜːvɪs ɐwˈɔːɹd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː ænd ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː hiː ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɐ spˈɛʃəl lˈaɪftaɪm ɐtʃˈiːvmənt ɐwˈɔːɹd fɹʌmðə nˈæʃənəl wˈɛðɚɹ ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən.