What is Climatology?

The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...

Frozen drizzle is a dangerous type of frozen rain. It’s a light rain that falls in very fine drops, which freezes on contact...

Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.

Cloud condensation nuclei are tiny particles in the atmosphere, such as dust, salt, or pollutants, that provide surfaces...

Particles such as pollen, grass seeds, or dust in the air that cause allergies and are transported by winds.

A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...

CONQ is a meteorological abbreviation for significant convection observed in a specific area, often indicating unstable atmospheric...

Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...

The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.

An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...