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What is the windchill temperature?
What is the windchill temperature? The windchill describes the increased loss of heat by the movement of the air. The windchill is relevant to humans and other animals that need to maintain a constant temperature that is higher than their … Continue reading
How unusual was last week’s cold snap?
Through Friday, Madison experienced 10 straight days with temperatures at or below 32 degrees, or freezing.
And though that streak was interrupted (delightfully) over the weekend, it appears we will experience a return to sub-freezing temperatures by Tuesday. Continue reading
What kind of winter are we expecting?
Seasonal climate forecasts rely heavily on established relationships between climate and key climate forcing mechanisms, such as El Niño.
On seasonal time scales, the influence on the atmosphere of ocean temperature anomalies such as El Niño or La Niña is probably the single most crucial forecast component. This is especially true for forecasts of Wisconsin winters. Continue reading
What location has the lowest average wind speed in the United States?
This question requires consideration of the number of factors that conspire to produce the wind.
Large-scale weather systems are perhaps the best-known features that impact the winds at a location. Continue reading
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What happened during last week’s lunar eclipse?
What happened during last week’s lunar eclipse? Our recent lunar eclipse, visible in Madison at 5:25 a.m. Wednesday, resulted from the Earth being directly between the sun and the moon, thereby casting a shadow on the moon. The degree of … Continue reading
