What is Climatology?

An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.

A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.

A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated...

A cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear...

The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.

The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...

Large, fluffy white clouds with flat bases, typically indicating fair weather, though they can develop into storm clouds...

Cloud or rain droplets containing pollutants, such as oxides of sulfur and nitrogen, to make them acidic.

Ice forms on the surface of highways in a very thin layer that is difficult to distinguish from the color of the asphalt...

Nor'easter is a meteorological event commonly observed in the Northeastern United States and typically occurs during the...