{"id":6753,"date":"2018-02-06T07:51:29","date_gmt":"2018-02-06T13:51:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/weatherbrains\/?p=6753"},"modified":"2019-11-06T09:45:04","modified_gmt":"2019-11-06T15:45:04","slug":"weatherbrains-629-didnt-come-from-ikea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=6753","title":{"rendered":"WeatherBrains 629:  Didn&#8217;t Come From Ikea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Episode 629\" href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/weatherbrains\/wb02052018.mp3\">WeatherBrains Episode 629<\/a> is now online (February 5, 2018). 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=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/6229276\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/000000\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BlkvQpbBle4\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The WeatherBrains podcast has been stricken by the flu outbreak going on across the country.  Our guest for this episode has come down with the flu, so he has been rescheduled for February 19th.  So we go to plan B &#8211; a homegrown show featuring Kim Klockow-McClain discussing a talk at the recent AMS conference that she was involved with.  As James says, &#8220;It could be one of the greatest shows ever.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/weatherbrains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/National-Weatherpersons-Day-Header-300x102.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"102\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6755\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Extremes: 89 at Thermal, CA, and -22 at Black River Falls, WI<\/li>\n<li>Thunderstorms across Lower Mississippi River Valley on Tuesday<\/li>\n<li>Thunderstorms from SE Texas to srn South Carolina on Wednesday<\/li>\n<li>Cold across North Central US<\/li>\n<li>Warm along the Western US<\/li>\n<li>Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice<\/li>\n<li>and more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our email bag officer dips into the mailbag to handle the incoming messages from our listeners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>From The Weather Center:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>WeatherBrains 101:<\/strong> Breaking News&#8230;National WeatherPerson&#8217;s Day coincides with the recording of the WeatherBrains podcast!  So we take a look into the origins of this special day.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 80px; height: 80px;\" title=\"Listener Survey\" src=\"http:\/\/www.weatherbrains.com\/images\/cans.jpg\" alt=\"Listener Survey\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" align=\"right\" border=\"1\" hspace=\"8\" vspace=\"8\" \/><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 title=\"Listener Survey\" href=\"http:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/weatherbrains\/\/?page_id=932\">here<\/a> to take the survey.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Web Sites from Episode 629:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bluebell.com\">Blue Bell Ice Cream<\/a> (see image way below)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dronecenter.bard.edu\/weather-drones\/\">Need to Know: Weather Drones<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atsc.org\">ATSC 3<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Picks of the Week:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kim Klockow-McClain &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-us-canada-42929174\">Hawaii False Alarm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bill Murray &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/wasatchweatherweenies.blogspot.com\/2018\/02\/pyeongchang-weather-update.html\">Winter Olympics Weather<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brian Peters &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.weatherworks.com\/lifelong-learning-blog\/?p=1450\">Glitches in the movie, Groundhog Day<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kevin Selle &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/humanetech.com\">Center for Humane Technology<\/a><\/p>\n<p>James Spann &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wxbattle.com\">Weather Battle, a game<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Aubrey Urbanowicz &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Forgotten-Storm-Great-Tri-State-Tornado\/dp\/1592283128\">Great Tri-State Tornado of 1925<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Nate Johnson, Bill Murray, Aubrey Urbanowicz, Rick Smith, Kevin Selle, Kim Klockow-McClain, and Brian Peters. They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating netcast about weather.<\/p>\n<p><center><a title=\"Link for Audible.com trial subscription\" href=\"http:\/\/audibletrial.com\/weatherbrains\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.weatherbrains.com\/graphics\/audible-graphic-for-weatherbrains.jpg\" alt=\"Audible.com graphic\" width=\"425\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/weatherbrains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/image1-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/image1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/image1.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WeatherBrains Episode 629 is now online (February 5, 2018). 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