Saturday, April 30, 2011

Home Weather Stations: Solution to Sudden Weather Changes

By Mildred R. Gatewood


At some point in our lives we probably have experienced our plan getting ruined by sudden change of the weather, like, going out for a date at the beach. You have carefully planned the things to bring and wear for that date the night before. The next day, the sky's clear and the sun shines brightly in the horizon. You even checked weather updates on the internet to make sure your day will be perfect. You arrived at the beach and you haven't spent five minutes basking in the sand and enjoying the sun, the sky started to get dark and it began to drizzle. Soon, the heavy rain poured. So much for your perfect day, isn't it?

This kind of situation is common. People believe the weather reports and predictions of the day and end up getting unpleasant surprises that destroy their plans. So, what can be the done to avoid such situations? How will you get ahead of the weather and make alternative plans? What you will need is a weather station at home.

Weather is somehow localized. This means that changes in weather sometimes occur in short distances. Like when travelling to another city, it is somehow normal to experience rain in one area and then just few miles ahead, the sky is clear. This is the reason why plans of most people are ruined by the weather because it changes unpredictably.

Improbability of the weather can be decreased once you have your own weather station. You can now plan your daily activities without worrying about the weather. Such equipment can be installed in the house and still give you correct weather details outside.

It will be such a great help if you get to know the condition of the weather for the day. Through this you will be aware if your plan to have a picnic at the park few blocks away from your house will be a great idea for the day.

Nowadays, there are a lot of home weather stations that you can find in the market. All you need to do is choose the kind of station that suits your weather update needs and your budget. For beginners, wireless weather station is good for you do not have to worry about the cables and tripping accidents.

These weather devices are meant to record the wind's direction and strength, rainfall, temperature and humidity. Back in the old times, people make use of analog thermometer and rain gauge to predict the weather. They are somehow inaccurate because telling the weather relies on the person reading the instruments' eyesight and his capacity to read and interpret the details from them. Today, weather stations are digitalized which lessen the human error and effort.

Wireless weather stations come with sensors that help the gadget give the reading. To make it work, the range of the sensors should be enough. Moreover, these sensors must not also be blocked or obstructed by houses, trees or buildings.

If you are sick and tired of making guesses and predictions of the weather, then buy your very own weather station today. With that little equipment, it will be unnecessary to open your computer to check the weather news or turn on the TV for weather updates because you can instantly determine the weather condition for the day since you already have a weather station inside the house with sensors just right at your backyard.




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Saturday, April 2, 2011

NE-NAO - WEEKLY INDICE REVIEW - Legend

official product of... New England NAO

consists of two-parts:

          1. ANALYSIS -
an analyzation of the NAO, AO, & PNA GEFS & Operational GFS Teleconnection Indice Forecasts from NOAA's Climate Prediction Center (CPC). The EPO & WPO GEFS Teleconnection Indice Forecasts from 
NOAA's Earth System Research Laboratory (Physical Sciences Division)
(ESRL/PSD) & NCEP... are also included, as well as the AAO GEFS Indice Forecast from CPC. Each Indice Forecast includes an analyzation of current deviation from normal-mean through use of a color-scale, which is meant to provide a better understanding of "current" trends with each indice.

          2. INTERPRETATION -
an interpretive overview from the author's understanding of the Analysis, which is made-up of 
two-subparts: 

A. EXTENDED OUTLOOK

B. LONG RANGE THOUGHTS

New England (NAO) Region - Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Connecticut, & Rhode Island
           3. This LEGEND is to provide the viewer with a better understanding of
color-scale used during updates of
The NE-NAO - WEEKLY INDICE REVIEW :

neutral - demonstrates a zonal
or de-amplified pattern.

North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) - This light blue (aqua) shade demonstrates a very weakly or weakly
Negative NAO,
-0.1 Standard Deviation (SD) to -1.5.
This color-scale would also apply to other Teleconnection indices of this deviation from normal-mean. 

Arctic Oscillation (AO) - This true standard blue shade demonstrates a moderately, strongly, or extremely Negative AO, -2.0 Standard Deviation (SD) and greater.
This color-scale would also apply to other Teleconnection indices of this deviation from normal-mean.

Pacific-North American Oscillation (PNA) - This orange shade demonstrates a very weakly or weakly
Positive PNA, +0.1 Standard Deviation (SD) to +1.5.
This color-scale would also apply to other Teleconnection indices of this deviation from normal-mean.

Eastern Pacific Oscillation (EPO) - This true standard red shade demonstrates a moderately, strongly, or extremely Positive EPO, +2.0 Standard Deviation (SD) and greater.
This color-scale would also apply to other Teleconnection indices of this deviation from normal-mean.

          4. New England NAO (NE-NAO) common abbreviations & contractions used:

A. -NAO - demonstrates a general Negative Phase of the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) pattern... this contraction would also apply to other teleconnection indices when applicable, such as:
-AO, -PNA, -EPO, -WPO, & -AAO

B. +NAO - demonstrates a general Positive Phase of the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) pattern... this contraction would also apply to other teleconnection indices when applicable, such as:
+AO, +PNA, +EPO, +WPO, & +AAO.