What is Climatology?

Considerable cloudiness refers to weather conditions where a large portion of the sky is covered with clouds, but some clear...

A line of severe thunderstorms that can form along or ahead of a cold front, often producing strong winds and heavy rain.

Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...

The term 'cloudy' refers to weather conditions characterized by a significant amount of cloud cover in the sky. This may...

The jet stream forming the boundary between tropical air and sub-tropical air, characterized by isothermal compression and...

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 measurement determined by the wave lengths and sea conditions caused by the effect of wind, and by the movement of tree...

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

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

A deviation from the normal or expected value in atmospheric or climatic conditions, often used in meteorology to identify...