What is Climatology?

Weather is the day-to-day meteorological conditions that happen in our atmosphere. Weather can change within minutes, which...

A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...

Local winds that blow from slopes to peaks as a result of the heating of the top slopes without being affected by general...

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

Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.

Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.

A cold core low is a low-pressure system where the coldest temperatures are found near the center. These systems are often...

A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.

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

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