This site allows for easy unit conversions, as well as computations of heat index, wind chill, relative humidity, and other weather descriptors. It even has a computation of the “Cricket Index” (just for fun).
https://www.weather.gov/epz/wxcalc
HMM (20/06/30)
This is the home page for all that the National Weather Service (NWS) publishes online. Drill down through different links to finds lots of useful weather, climate, and related information.
HMM (20/06/28)
The National Weather Association (NWA) and the American Meteorological Society (AMS) each offer a set of links to colleges and universities that offer degrees in meteorology (or related sciences).
NWA
https://nwas.org/membership/committees/education/colleges-universities/
AMS
https://www.ametsoc.org/index.cfm/ams/education-careers/careers/career-guides-tools/
HMM (20/06/27)
NHC Publications – https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/publications.php
NHC Storm Reports/Summaries – https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/
SPC Published papers (refereed and non-refereed) – https://www.spc.noaa.gov/publications/
Both the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) and the National Hurricane Center (NHC) prepare event summaries and/or publish research papers. Links for these can be found above.
HMM/200620
NWS – Atlanta, GA – https://www.weather.gov/ffc/past_events
NWS – Washington, DC – https://www.weather.gov/bou/events
NWS – Washington, DC – https://www.weather.gov/lwx/archive
Many NWS Offices engage in and post local research and event reports. Here, we single out a couple of the more prolific offices. If you wish to locate research or reports for a particular location, visit that area’s forecast office and drill down into the page. The files for these events are not always stored in the same way across the NWS.
HMM/200620
This is an easy-to-navigate and interactive site with an incredible array of data. You can “make your own” of almost anything; and you can retrieve a large amount of “archived data.” Most of the maps you can create allow you to define location, zoom, change font size, and other attributes. The national map plot with station model data is a bit crowded, but regional maps are close to “perfect”. There’s so much stuff here that I’m still learning what is available.
Plymouth State University Weather Center
It’s an annual, national celebration of the sky. Learn more and participate.
National Sky Awareness Week
This site offers an easy to read summary of cloud types; it also includes a mini-photo gallery.
USA TODAY Cloud Link
This site has its weather information arranged as one huge “wall.” But, if you look to “nooks and crannies” and capitalize on the left margin menu, you’ll find radar and satellite data and the best 24-hour temperature change map on the web. You can also use this map to track how cold and warm fronts are moving across the U.S. This site requires a lot of self-learning to ensure you know what is posted.
Pennsylvania State University E-Wall
This page shows high and low temperatures (observed and departure from average) across the U.S. Unfortunately, the images are 36 to 48 hours old.
NCEP/CDC Temperature Maps