What is Climatology?

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

The expected rate of temperature decrease in an adiabatically rising air parcel when there is no heat exchange with the environment....

A scale for estimating wind speed based on observed conditions of the sea or land. It ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)...

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These are shaded clouds that can be white...

A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused...

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

A weather front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting the warm air off the ground and resulting in a mix...

Observation of the sky from the observer's location where there are no clouds, and there is no obstruction to visibility....

A weather system refers to the movement of warm and cold air across the globe, usually in a recurring pattern. Systems can...

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