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What is the Heat Index?
The heat index, or apparent temperature index, indicates how hot it feels. It is expressed as a function of air temperature and the relative humidity. . . Continue reading
Category: Meteorology
Tags Heat, Heat index, Humidity, Moisture, Summer, Temperature
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What is with the Humidity?
As the spring finally comes after a cool second half of April, it is not only the temperature that rises but also the humidity. Humidity is a measure of the amount of invisible water vapor that is in the air. Continue reading
Category: Meteorology
Tags Dewpoint, Heat, Humidity, Moisture, Spring, Summer, Temperature
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How are the Temperatures in the Higher Atmosphere Measured?
Meteorologists monitor the atmosphere above the surface by using a radio-equipped meteorological instrument package – called radiosondes – carried aloft by a helium-filled weather balloon.
The radiosondes . . . Continue reading
Category: Meteorology
Tags Measurement, Meteorology
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What are the Top Weather Events for 2010?
Everyone has their own personal stories of top 2010 weather events. Chances are most of these stories touch on either the very rainy summer, the muggy July weather, the record-setting October storm or the busy tornado season . . . Continue reading
