What is Climatology?

The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.

A measure of how hot it feels when relative humidity is combined with the actual air temperature, often referred to as the...

The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...

A thin, white cloud layer that is intertwined or separate, arranged in regular order, and does not cast a shadow.

Nimbostratus clouds are thick, dark, gray clouds associated with rainy and gloomy days that block the Sun. These clouds,...

A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.

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

A cold front is the leading edge of a cold air mass that replaces a warmer air mass. It is typically associated with sudden...

Weather conditions are the components that comprise the state of the atmosphere. The six main weather conditions are temperature,...

Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...