Archive for January, 2024

WeatherBrains 939: I Want Randy’s Shelves

WeatherBrains Episode 939 is now online (January 16th, 2024). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE podcast for you!

Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain is a veteran of the show.  He’s a renowned Professor in Geographical Sciences at Arizona State University.  He specializes in weather and climate studies and brings a wealth of experience to the field of meteorology.  He’s joining us tonight to discuss is new book.  Randy Cerveny, it’s an honor to have you on the show tonight.

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  • Longest duration lightning flash (15:00)
  • Controversial records/highest temperature recorded on the planet (17:45)
  • Hurricane Katrina misconceptions (29:45)
  • Media portrayal of weather events/public perception (44:40)
  • NWS co-op network (49:45)
  • Celeste Saulo first female Secretary-General of World Meteorological Organization (55:00)
  • The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:02:00)
  • This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:04:06)
  • National Weather Round-Up
  • E-Mail Segment (01:05:55)
  • and more!

Web Sites from Episode 939:

World Weather and Climate Extremes Archive

“Judging Extreme Weather: Climate Science in Action” by Randy Cerveny

Picks of the Week:

Randy Cerveny – NASA analysis confirms 2023 as warmest year on record

James Aydelott – James Aydelott on X: Where this current cold snap ranks

James Aydelott – James Aydelott on X: “Parents getting that text message that school is out again Wednesday” Meme

Jen Narramore – The South Frankfort to Stamping Ground, KY F4 Tornado and Downburst Disaster of April 3, 1974

Rick Smith – Out

Neil Jacobs – Out

Troy Kimmel – No joke: Feds banning humorous electronic messages on highways

Kim Klockow-McClain – Highway fatality signs may cause more car crashes

Bill Murray – Jason Goodson James Spann TikTok

James Spann – Rick Mitchell on X: Sunday Night Football cut-in issues

The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Troy Kimmel, Bill Murray, Rick Smith, James Aydelott, Jen Narramore, Dr. Neil Jacobs, and Dr. Kim Klockow-McClain. They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating podcast about weather.

WeatherBrains 938: I Can Only Grow Hair From My Nose And Ears

WeatherBrains Episode 938 is now online (January 8th, 2024). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE podcast for you!

Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain is a researcher and trainer at the European Severe Storms Laboratory (ESSL).  They conduct research on severe convective storms across Europe, climatology, forecasting and remote sensing.  They gather reports of severe weather in the European severe weather database, organize conferences on severe storms, and facilitate the training of meteorologists on convective storm forecasting through courses and seminars.  Tonights’s Guest WeatherBrain also chases storms from time to time.  Tomas Pucik, welcome to WeatherBrains!

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  • ESSL background (05:45)
  • Memorable recent European weather events (18:45)
  • European damage surveys vs American/International Fujita scale (24:00)
  • Highlighted European storm chasing locations (32:30)
  • European warning dissemination process (49:00)
  • FAR/POD numbers in Europe (01:04:00)
  • Issues with social media hype/clickbait in Europe vs America (01:06:00)
  • The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:09:23)
  • This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:11:53)
  • National Weather Round-Up (01:
  • E-Mail Segment (01:14:18)
  • and more!

Web Sites from Episode 938:

European Severe Storms Laboratory

Tomas Pucik on X

Picks of the Week:

James Aydelott – Ryan Hollister on X: Distant photo of Half Dome

Jen Narramore – WPC’s Short Range Public Discussion

Rick Smith – Probabilistic Winter Storm Severity Index

Neil Jacobs – Out

Troy Kimmel – Out

Kim Klockow-McClain – Out

Bill Murray – Foghorn

James Spann – United States Power Outage Map

The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Troy Kimmel, Bill Murray, Rick Smith, James Aydelott, Jen Narramore, Dr. Neil Jacobs, and Dr. Kim Klockow-McClain. They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating podcast about weather.