What is Climatology?

A blizzard is a storm that lasts 3 hours or more, with persistent winds/frequent gusts of 35 mph or more along with significant...

A weather front where two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to move the other, often resulting in prolonged periods...

A scale for estimating wind speed based on observed conditions of the sea or land. It ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)...

A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.

Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...

A closed low, also known as a cut-off low, is a low-pressure system that is entirely isolated from the main atmospheric circulation...

Indicates the amount of water the soil can absorb/retain through percolation. This capacity is around 7% in sandy soil and...

The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.

A sudden and rapid flow of snow masses accumulated on the slopes of mountainous areas under the influence of gravity or a...

A weather warning means that a weather hazard is occurring, imminent, or likely. In other words, severe weather is happening...