Sources of weather and climate data
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Yesterday we visited the site for the Georgia State Climatologist. Today we look to the south to Florida. The Florida Climate Center is located at Florida State University in Tallahassee. David Zierden is the State Climatologist for Florida, ably assisted by Melissa Griffin, the assistant state climatologist. You can visit their web site at https://climatecenter.fsu.edu/. The…
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The Georgia Office of the State Climatologist is currently located in the Environmental Protection Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. Dr. Bill Murphey is the State Climatologist and State Meteorologist and Nyasha Dunkley is the Deputy State Climatologist. In addition, there is a service climatologist, Lauren Lindsey, who works with them. Prior to…
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In this series I previously mentioned the state climatologists for each state as a source of useful information on climate, agriculture, and any number of other things. If you have a question related to weather or climate (and sometimes astronomy, earthquakes, and animal behavior as well), they have probably heard it. State climatologists have a…
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Since I am out of town this week on a mission trip with a group from my church, I may not be able to put up the usual weekly precipitation forecast. Here is your handy guide to finding your own long-term forecast info. The main site I use for the 7 day QPF (quantitative precipitation…
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In addition to the mesonet run by the University of Georgia (https://www.georgiaweather.net), there are two other mesonets in Georgia. One of them is the Georgia Forestry Commission mesonet. You can access their data at https://weather.gfc.state.ga.us/. This network has 19 weather stations scattered around the state. It provides information on current and historical weather as well as…
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Florida International University announced a new Spanish-language web site for hurricane preparedness this week. This web site provides information on preparation, taking care of pets in severe weather, protecting your property, and evacuation procedures as well as historical information on past hurricanes. You can find the site at https://huracanes.fiu.edu/.
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There are six regional climate centers across the US. While the Southeast is covered by the Southeast Regional Climate Center, each of the centers has a variety of tools that can be used across the country to provide weather and climate data. Today we will focus on the Midwestern Regional Climate Center and look at…