January 6 and 7 of 2014 brought many record cold temperatures (F) and here is a very brief list: Chicago -16, Toledo -14, Cleveland -11, New York City +4, and Pittsburgh -9. Now (1-28 and 1-29) another arctic air mass is sweeping into the Southeast US and snow and ice storms will sweep across much
Read MoreMuch of our weather work is gathering historic weather data for clients and providing detailed analysis. It is certainly interesting looking at historic data and recreating what happened. However we do plenty of operational weather forecasting in United States and also on a worldwide basis. The main focus now is the cold weather experienced so
Read MoreThe cold air that has gripped much of the eastern 2/3’s of the US during the week of January 6, 2014, has the media using the term “the polar vortex.” I have seen the term: “a dive into the polar vortex.” This is certainly is a term that gets everyone’s attention. What is a vortex?
Read MoreThe majority of meteorology goes into weather forecasting current day to 5 days out. There are also 15 day forecasts and even seasonal forecasts. A narrower field of meteorology is the field of forensic analysis which involves looking at past weather data. This is not as exciting as all the popular TV shows such as
Read MoreThe Hurricane season in the US Atlantic goes from June 1 to November 30. The 2013 season was the first since 1994 with no major hurricanes. Also the 2013 season was first since 1968 that did not have at least a category 2 intensity hurricane. Another measure of hurricanes is what is called the Accumulated
Read MoreGetting historical weather data is a key component that meteorologists deploy in forensic analysis. The best source for United States data is from the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) The amount of data is endless and much it goes back many years. Also much of this data is free. The best regional coverage for the
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