{"id":4294,"date":"2014-08-19T04:45:12","date_gmt":"2014-08-19T09:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/weatherbrains\/?p=4294"},"modified":"2014-08-18T21:53:35","modified_gmt":"2014-08-19T02:53:35","slug":"weatherbrains-447-dogs-days-of-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=4294","title":{"rendered":"WeatherBrains 447:  Dogs Days of Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/weatherbrains\/wb081814.mp3\" title=\"Episode 447\">WeatherBrains Episode 447<\/a> is now online (August 18, 2014).  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=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qHh4qQFXjH8?feature=player_embedded\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Tonight&#8217;s Guest Panelist is a recommendation of WB Alum Kevin Myatt.  He is a leader on the Virginia Tech stormchasing team.  <strong>Chris White<\/strong>, welcome to the show. <\/p>\n<p>And tonight\u2019s Guest WeatherBrain is a fixture in television weather in the Mid-South area. <strong>Dave Brown<\/strong> is Weather Director and Chief Weathercaster at WMC TV in Memphis, TN, a position he\u2019s held for the past 37 years. This past June, Dave celebrated 52 years of broadcasting, and he has spent that entire time in and around the Memphis area. Dave has a degree from the University of Memphis and holds both the AMS and NWA broadcaster seals. And while he is well-respected for his meteorological abilities, he also spent nearly 40 years as a member of what many aficionados call one of the best announcing teams ever in professional wrestling. Yes, I said professional wrestling. Rick Smith grew up watching this guy and is excited to talk to him tonight! Dave Brown, welcome to WeatherBrains!<\/p>\n<p>Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:<\/p>\n<li>Extremes:  117 at Death Valley, CA, and 30 at Boca Reservoir, CA<\/li>\n<li>Two disturbances were moving across the South Central Atlantic and not expected to develop in the next couple of days<\/li>\n<li>Westerlies running along northern tier of US<\/li>\n<li>MCV moved across North Alabama today<\/li>\n<li>Summer showing up after a mostly cool summer<\/li>\n<li> <\/li>\n<li>and more!<\/li>\n<p>Our email bag officer is working the early morning shift a-g-a-i-n, so the mail bag is postponed until the next show.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>From The Weather Center:<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p><strong>WeatherBrains 101:<\/strong>  It&#8217;s really still there, but the band of cloudiness that often delineates the ITCZ &#8211; or Inter-tropical Convergence Zone &#8211; has been tough to find due to drier air and Saharan dust this year.  So what is the ITCZ &#8211; besides tough to say fast &#8211; and what are some of the characteristics of it?  That&#8217;s the topic for this week of 101.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TWIWH:<\/strong>  Bill Murray looks back at the week of August 18th.  <\/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 447:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hokiestormchase.wordpress.com\">Virginia Storm Chase link<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wmcactionnews5.com\/weather\">WMC-TV Weather Page<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Astronomy Links:<\/p>\n<p> *   <a href=\"http:\/\/lasp.colorado.edu\/home\/maven\/\">MAVEN mission<\/a><br \/>\n *   <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yK57BMj2Vj4\">Science@NASA on the Jupiter\/Venus conjunction<\/a><br \/>\n *   <a href=\"http:\/\/spotthestation.nasa.gov\">ISS pass predictions<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Picks of the Week:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dave Brown &#8211;  <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/satellite-flybys\/id347477413?mt=8\">Fly Bys App<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bill Murray &#8211;  Bows Out Early<\/p>\n<p>Brian Peters &#8211;  <a href=\"https:\/\/satelliteliaisonblog.wordpress.com\">Satellite Liaison Blog<\/a><\/p>\n<p>John Scala &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/surge\/#EVENTS\">Camille\/Katrina SLOSH run comparison<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rick Smith &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/nwas.org\/meetings\/nwa2014\/agenda\/agenda.pdf\">NWA Annual Meeting Agenda<\/a><\/p>\n<p>James Spann &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mlR__UBOAGI\">MCV Satellite Loop 1-minute Intervals<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chris White &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.erh.noaa.gov\/er\/lwx\/sept17tornadoes\/\">NWS Baltimore\/Washington Sep. 17, 2004, Tornado Event<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SkyDavers Blog &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/skydaver.blogspot.com\">The Fog Bank<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Nate Johnson, Bill Murray, Dr. John Scala, Rick Smith, Aubrey Urbanowicz, 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 447 is now online (August 18, 2014). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you! Tonight&#8217;s Guest Panelist is a recommendation of WB Alum Kevin Myatt. He is a leader on the Virginia Tech stormchasing team. Chris White, welcome to the show. 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