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Category Archives: Weather and Climate Resources
A New Resource for Looking at Climate Data
So, some of you are probably thinking Thank God he has finally put something up that gets rid of that picture of him and Kathy on Christmas. That did stay up for a bit longer than I had planned at … Continue reading
Hourly Weather Data Website Update
Author’s Note: The topic of retrieving hourly weather data has been coming up a lot in the classes I have been helping with lately. And the NOAA data set that I initially talk about in this post is still available … Continue reading
Happy Holidays plus A Bit About Snow Crystals
As a kid growing up in Pennsylvania, we more often than not had a white Christmas. So there are a lot of fond memories for me associated with Christmas time snowfalls and the Pennsylvania woods. You might get a sense … Continue reading
Good News about NWS Weather Data, Plus Working with Date and Time in Excel
This is a quick update to my recent post on Bin Weather Data for the United States and International Locations. First the Good News Just the other day, I went to the NCDC site I discussed in my post on … Continue reading
Bin Weather Data for the United States and International Locations
Recently, in a number of the classes I teach, folks have asked me if I know of resources with climate data, specifically bin climate data, for places other than the United States. The purpose of this post is to point … Continue reading
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Hourly Weather Data for Times Gone By (Plus Opening a Delimited File with Excel)
In my previous post, I linked you up with resources for climate data, including a way to get hourly data from the National Weather Service for the past 3 to 7 days for many locations. Frequently, however, I need data for … Continue reading
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Climate and Weather Resources
Those of you who follow my blog probably have notice I have more than a passing interest in climate and weather. Part of that is enjoying the beauty of the sky as it changes from minute to minute, hour to … Continue reading
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Resources for the Resourceful; Understanding Warm and Cold Fronts
Welcome back and Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a pleasant holiday. I took some time off and then spent the past week doing the recovering from taking time off thing. Its all been good though. The time off … Continue reading
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Resources for the Resourceful; Comparing Climates
In developing the post that will follow this one, I came across a really cool resource called City-Data.com. In addition to containing representative photos of the area, the site contains a wealth of information for quite a few cities and … Continue reading
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Resources for the Resourceful; Current versus Normal and Extreme Climate Data
In my previous post, I illustrated how hourly weather data for the most recent 3 – 7 days can be easily obtained from a nearby NOAA weather site. The screen shot below illustrates another very handy weather-related feature that can … Continue reading
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A Field Perspective on Engineering 