Sources of weather and climate data
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The regional climate centers, including the Southeast Regional Climate Center which provides a variety of weather and climate data as well as other services, are due to be shut down on April 17 due to the significant budget cuts to NOAA and the move away from climate services. Funding for the centers is working its…
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UPDATE: It is now available for Android phones as well, so check it out! Those of you who read this blog regularly know that I do not have high regard for a lot of weather apps that are available for smartphones. They are called “crap apps” by meteorologists for a reason. The National Weather Service…
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I noticed when I was looking at the hourly weather forecast for Athens that the next two nights will both have freezes here in Athens, but the types of freezes will be quite different. You can see it quite well using the hourly graphical temperature forecast, so I thought I would discuss them using the…
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From time to time I get requests for information about the number of consecutive hours that a station’s temperature is at or below freezing. This website tool from the Midwest Regional Climate Center provides a map of the consecutive number of hours at or below 32 F for stations across the country, not just the…
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NOAA’s Climate blog has now posted a story describing the recent snowstorm in southern parts of our region that shows some interesting maps about the coldest temperature and where snowfall records were set. It also relates the weather to the polar vortex and discusses how climate change may have affected what occurred. You may also…
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If you have ever considered getting your own home weather station, Popular Mechanics has provided a review of the eight best home weather stations in a recent article at https://www.popularmechanics.com/home/lawn-garden/a35098351/best-home-weather-stations/. This might be helpful if you are trying to wade through a list of potential set-ups and don’t know where to start. You can also…
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Meteorologists like to describe weather in terms of how hot, dry, wet, or cold things have been. A newer measure of the impacts of winter weather on humans is the Winter Misery Index, known more completely as the Accumulated Winter Season Severity Index (AWSSI). It is mapped by the Midwestern Regional Climate Center and posted on their…