{"id":3982,"date":"2013-12-31T04:45:29","date_gmt":"2013-12-31T10:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/weatherbrains\/?p=3982"},"modified":"2013-12-30T21:52:31","modified_gmt":"2013-12-31T03:52:31","slug":"weatherbrains-414-looking-back-at-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=3982","title":{"rendered":"WeatherBrains 414:  Looking Back at 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/weatherbrains\/wb123013.mp3\" title=\"Episode 414\">WeatherBrains Episode 414<\/a> is now online (December 30, 2013).  If you are crazy about weather, this is <strong>THE<\/strong> netcast audio program for you!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"http:\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/destination\/id\/143089\/height\/300\/width\/400\/theme\/standard\/direction\/no\/autoplay\/no\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/yes\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-HrjzivxGcc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Our WeatherBrains guest for the last show of 2013 is <strong>Greg Carbin<\/strong>, Warning Coordination Meteorologist (WCM) with the Storm Prediction Center (SPC).  He&#8217;ll be providing us with the rundown on the 10 biggest weather events for 2013.  Greg is a big star on WeatherBrains with perhaps the greatest number of appearances on the show.<\/p>\n<p>Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:<\/p>\n<li>Aubrey &#038; Nate are missing;  Aubs is traveling and Nate is supposedly working<\/li>\n<li>Extremes:  81 at Fort Lauderdale,Hollywood, &#038; Miami, FL, &#038; North Island NAS, CA, and -40 at Embarrass, MN <\/li>\n<li>Snow coverage across the continental US stands around 33 percent<\/li>\n<li>European model goes for record cold event next week<\/li>\n<li>Spann rants about social media and rogue cable channel<\/li>\n<li>and more!<\/li>\n<p>Our email bag officer has been getting some mail from listeners, but she&#8217;s on the road for this episode.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>From The Weather Center:<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p><strong>WeatherBrains 101:<\/strong> Most weather folks use the word &#8220;normal&#8221; when talking about climatological averages.  So just what does that word &#8220;normal&#8221; mean?  This week the 101 segment takes a look at how &#8220;normal&#8221; is defined.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TWIWH:<\/strong>  Bill Murray looks back at the week of December 30th.  <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"1\" vspace=\"8\" align=\"right\" width=\"80\" src=\"http:\/\/www.weatherbrains.com\/images\/cans.jpg\" hspace=\"8\" alt=\"Listener Survey\" height=\"80\" style=\"width: 80px; height: 80px\" title=\"Listener Survey\" \/><strong>Listener Surveys:<\/strong> Okay, we continue to drive this topic into the ground, but we really do like to hear from you.  Many thanks to everyone who has taken the time to fill out the Listener Survey. The survey takes just a minute or two to complete and provides us with an opportunity to learn where you are and hear your thoughts and comments on the show. Click <a href=\"http:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/weatherbrains\/\/?page_id=932\" title=\"Listener Survey\">here<\/a> to take the survey.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Web Sites from Episode 414:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\">Storm Prediction Center web site<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/wcm\/\">SPC WCM Page<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/weatherbrains\/?p=3866\">WeatherBrains Episode 404 with Mike Morgan<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.outsideonline.com\/outdoor-adventure\/YarnellFire.html\">Outside Magazine&#8217;s Review of Yarnell Fire<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/wcm\/2013\/1953-2013-tornado-detrend-captioned.png\">Detrended Tornado Count<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Picks of the Week:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bill Murray &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alabamawx.com\/?p=77615\">Bill&#8217;s Top US Weather Events of 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brian Peters &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autocar.co.uk\/car-news\/geneva-motor-show\/new-lamborghini-huracan-exclusive-studio-pictures\">Brian&#8217;s dream car<\/a><\/p>\n<p>James Spann &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chickenalaska.com\">Beautiful Downtown Chicken, AK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like JB Elliott, Bill Murray, and Brian Peters.  They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating netcast about weather.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/audibletrial.com\/weatherbrains\/\" title=\"Link for Audible.com trial subscription\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.weatherbrains.com\/graphics\/audible-graphic-for-weatherbrains.jpg\" alt=\"Audible.com graphic\" align=\"center\" width=\"425\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WeatherBrains Episode 414 is now online (December 30, 2013). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you! Our WeatherBrains guest for the last show of 2013 is Greg Carbin, Warning Coordination Meteorologist (WCM) with the Storm Prediction Center (SPC). 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