What is Climatology?

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

The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.

Thermodynamic changes occurring within a system without any exchange of heat with the surroundings. In the atmosphere, changes...

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

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

A periodic warming of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, significantly influencing global...

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

An elongated area of relatively low atmospheric pressure, often associated with unsettled weather conditions like storms...

Anticyclones are areas of high atmospheric pressure that bring hot, dry weather in the summer and cold fronts in the winter.

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