Category Archives: Meteorology

How can you report tornadoes?

Posted on June 6, 2022 by WeatherGuys Editor

The National Weather Service is always looking for trained volunteers to provide severe weather reports, including reports of tornadoes.

Its spotter training sessions are free and last between 90 minutes and two hours. Trained volunteers receive certificates and are added to the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, database of weather spotters. They also receive a Spotter ID. A virtual training option is also available. Continue reading →

Category: Meteorology, Severe Weather, Weather Dangers

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Is 2022 an active tornado season for the U.S?

Posted on May 23, 2022 by WeatherGuys Editor

Tornados can occur anytime of the year, so it is too early to answer this question.

Tornado season is based on when the ingredients for severe weather come together in a particular region. Because a change in wind with height is closely related to the presence of a jet stream, tornado season moves north and south during the year with a jet stream. Continue reading →

Category: Climate, Meteorology, Severe Weather

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How does the recent humidity stack up against prior Mays?

Posted on May 16, 2022 by WeatherGuys Editor

The dramatic shift in our weather that took place over the last week will likely be memorable for a number of reasons.

First, on Tuesday Madison reached 90 degrees for the first time this year, the fourth earliest first 90-degree day in Madison’s history. Continue reading →

Category: History, Meteorology, Seasons

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Was April colder and gloomier than normal this year?

Posted on May 9, 2022 by WeatherGuys Editor

The recent month of April here in Madison was noteworthy on a number of levels.

First of all, we had snow on seven different days during the month, not quite the record of 13 from April 1950, but substantially above the average of about four days over the last 70-plus years. Continue reading →

Category: Climate, Meteorology, Seasons

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Why is May 6 such a special day in weather science history?

Posted on May 2, 2022 by WeatherGuys Editor

Immediately after World War II, it became fashionable to imagine technologies that might allow human beings to control the weather.

In fact, one goal advanced by influential scientists was actually to explode nuclear bombs in the right locations and in the right quantity so as to alter the weather in favorable ways. Such an enterprise would require accurate forecasts of the weather thought possible by using the brand new computer technology to make the millions of requisite calculations. Continue reading →

Category: History, Meteorology

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