Today Saturday June 20th Astronomical Summer begins at 5:43 eastern time and 4:43 central time. For weather and climate purposes Summer...

This is the time of year that Saharan dust storms form as strong easterly winds streak toward the Caribbean. Saharan dust, made of very...

Weather technology has come a long way through the years. Radar provides important information on where rain or snow is falling and which...

Hailstones are formed when raindrops are carried upward by thunderstorm updrafts into extremely cold areas of the atmosphere and freeze....

The National Weather Service is upgrading radars across the US which is a part of the third major project as a part of the eight-year,...

The Heat Index is a measure of how hot it really feels when realtive humidity is factored in with the actual air temperature. For...

The wettest place in the world is Mawsynram in Meghalaya State, India, with an average of 467.36 inches of rainfall annually.

The wettest place in the US, is Mount Waialeale on the island of Kauai in the Hawaiian islands. The annual precipition there is 460.00...

The world's highest heat index occured at Dhahran, Saudi Arabia (178) with a temperature of 108 and a dew point of 95.

It is rare in most places to have a lower heat index than the actual temperature but it can occur when dew points are low especially when...

On average it occurs by June 1st. The earliest in the year Atlanta has hit 90°F temperature was April 23rd, 1980. The top hottest May...

Upslope and downslope are critical terms in the weather world in mountainous terrain. This difference in terrain can impact how much rain...

The South Pole is much colder than the North Pole due to geography. The North Pole is located in an ocean mostly surrounded by land and...

Below is the weather criteria for a launch.

Only 4 hurricanes have officially formed in May: Alma (1970), Able (1951) and unnamed storms in 1889 and 1908. All of them peaked at...

On average it occurs by May 31st. The earliest in the year Atlanta has hit 90°F temperature was April 23rd, 1980.

The Next Generation Weather Radar (NEXRAD) system currently comprises 160 sites throughout the United States and select overseas locations.

A significant weather advisory (alternately termed as a "significant weather alert" or a "special weather statement", is issued when...

The most active hurricane season is now 2020 with 30 named storms the prior most active season was 2005, during which 28 storms formed,...

-9 degrees, Feb. 13, 1899 -8, Jan. 21, 1985 -6, Jan. 20, 1985 -5, Jan. 11, 1982 -3, Jan. 30. 1966 -3, Jan. 24, 1963 -2, Jan. 10, 1982 -1,...