If you are tired of all the heat and humidity, cool down with this look at the new wind chill climatology for the US from the Midwest Regional Climate Center. I could sure use some cooler conditions today! But maybe not wind chills of below zero, or at least not…
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Do you know of someone who is deaf or hard of hearing? It can be difficult to get severe weather information if you cannot listen to a NOAA weather radio or hear a siren. The National Weather Service has a web page devoted to communicating severe weather information to those…
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The Climate Toolbox is an online source of climate information from a consortium of agencies in the Northwest. However, a number of their tools are available for the entire lower 48 states. You can view historical data for many different climate variables, including degree days, chill portions, evapotranspiration, and streaks…
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In our Drought Monitor Forum this week, we are being reminded of the variety of tools that are available to help monitor drought conditions across your region. You can find a list of many of these tools, including the Historical Drought Atlas, soil moisture maps, and vegetation drought response index,…
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Are you frustrated that the Drought Monitor is not accurately reflecting dry conditions in your area? It may be that they do not have any data there other than radar-based rainfall. Reports from “on the ground” can be invaluable for drawing the correct drought lines. Here is a new mobile-friendly…
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I get asked from time to time what weather apps I use on my smartphone. Let me say at the outset that I am a minimal smartphone user, so I am probably not the person to ask about this. But I do have a couple of apps on my phone…
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Summer rainfall can be highly variable in space and time. You’ve probably all seen a shaft of rain covering part of your town while bypassing other areas, or compared rainfall amounts with neighbors and found quite a difference from your own. If you are monitoring a county for rainfall amounts…
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