| Here's the proof
it doesn't rain as much around here as you think!
Compare The Pacific Northwest To Other Cities
Across The U.S.:
Annual Rain:
http://www.met.utah.edu/jhorel/html/wx/climate/normrain.html
Number of Rainy Days A Year:
http://www.met.utah.edu/jhorel/html/wx/climate/daysrain.html
No. of Cloudy/Sunny Days A Year:
http://www.met.utah.edu/jhorel/html/wx/climate/cldy.html
On the other hand, here's proof it does
always rain on the weekend:
http://www.komotv.com/news/story.asp?ID=28335
Ch: 5 -- Snow, And Other
4 Letter Words
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Ch: 6 -- Our Wicked
Winds
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Oregon State University climatologist Wolf
Read has done excellent research on past Northwest storms. He has
comprehensive data on several storms, including the Columbus Day windstorm
and Inauguration Day windstorm here:
http://oregonstate.edu/~readw/
More facts on historic Northwest windstorms
from the National Weather Service.
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/pqr/paststorms/wind.php
Current Pressure Gradient Chart:
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/sew/dients.php
http://www.atmos.washington.edu/marka/pd.cgi (UW Site)
(For a list of city weather codes,
click here)
(What
Does "Z" Time Mean?)
More on Pressure Gradients:
http://oregonstate.edu/~readw/PressureGradients.html
Ch: 7 -- Computers,
Satellites & Other Things to Blame
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(What
Does "Z" Time Mean?)
Links To Current Computer Forecast Models
U.S. Short Range:
Sea Level Pressure / Expected Rain:
NAM /
GFS
Temperatures:
NAM /
GFS
300 mb / Jet Stream:
NAM /
GFS
U.S. Long Range (9 Days):
Sea Level Pressure / Expected Rain:
GFS
Temperatures:
GFS
300 mb / Jet Stream:
GFS
High Resolution Pacific Northwest Forecast
Models
(University of Washington MM5 Model):
http://www.atmos.washington.edu/mm5rt/
Current Doppler Radar:
Seattle /
Portland /
Spokane /
Boise /
Pendleton /
Medford /
Victoria,
BC
Current Satellite Images:
Pacific Northwest:
Infrared
/
Visible
Pacific Ocean:
Infrared /
Visible /
Water Vapor
Ch: 8 -- Is The
Convergence Zone A Local Rock Band?
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Current Conditions For Tracking A PSCZ --
Hoquiam and the like
http://www.atmos.washington.edu/data/WA_obs.html
and
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/sew/observations.php
More On El Nino and La Nina:
El Nino:
http://www.elnino.noaa.gov/
La Nina:
http://www.elnino.noaa.gov/lanina.html
How they affect the Northwest:
http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/monitoring_and_data/ENSO_connections.shtml
Ch: 9 -- The Ultimate
Do-It-Yourself
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List of colleges that offer degrees in
Meteorology or Atmospheric Sciences
http://www.komotv.com/weather/weather_colleges.asp
http://www.ametsoc.org/amsucar_curricula/index.cfm
Mississippi State University's Distance Broadcast Meteorology Program:
http://www.msstate.edu/dept/geosciences/CT/BMP/Site.htm
To get a general idea of what classes you'll
take in college, here are the requirements for an Atmospheric Sciences
degree from the University of Washington:
http://www.atmos.washington.edu/academic/ug/html/ReqdCoreCourses.htm
Links to all National Weather Service offices
across the U.S.:
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/wrh/forecastoffice_tab.php
Links to private weather company job sites:
Weather Central, Inc. (Madison, WI):
http://www.weathercentral.tv
Accuweather, Inc. (State College, PA):
http://www.accuweather.com/
WSI Corp. (Andover, MA) :
http://www.wsi.com
Weather Channel (Atlanta, GA):
http://www.weather.com
Northwest WeatherNet (Issaquah, WA):
http://www.nw-weathernet.com/
Career Guide From American Meteorological
Society:
http://www.ametsoc.org/AtmosCareers/index.html
Ch: 10 Folklore, Myths,
Cool Facts & Weather Nerds
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More On Why The Moon's Crescent Changes:
http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mmooncrescent.html
More Photos Of "Alien" Cloud Atop Mt.
Rainier:
cap_cloud_rainier.jpg
2260_mar.jpg
2515_nov.jpg
3074_feb.jpg
3986-dec.jpg
Can You Really Stand An Egg Up On The
Equinox? Sure! Just like every other day...
http://www.badastronomy.com/bad/misc/egg_spin.html#badegg
Putting The Kybosh On The Rumor That Toilets
Flush Backwards in the Southern Hemisphere:
http://www.ems.psu.edu/~fraser/Bad/BadCoriolis.html
Ch: 11 Everything You
Always Wanted To Know
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More Information On The Green Flash:
http://mintaka.sdsu.edu/GF/pictures.html
Blue Moon Frequency From Obliquity.com:
http://obliquity.com/astro/bymonth.html
How A Goof Led To A Change In Blue Moon
Definition:
http://skyandtelescope.com/
Full Explanations of Origins of Full Moon
Names from Farmer's Almanac:
http://www.farmersalmanac.com/astronomy/fullmoonnames.html
What Was Fahrenheit Thinking? The Full
Article From Straight Dope:
http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a891215.html
Weather Conversions (as in, F to C or knots
to mph)
http://www-das.uwyo.edu/~geerts/cwx/www/conversions.html
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pub/metcon.php |
