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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814255703321

Autore

Horstmeyer Steven L

Titolo

The weather almanac [[electronic resource] ] : a reference guide to weather, climate, and related issues in the United States and its key cities / / Steven L. Horstmeyer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, 2011

ISBN

1-283-28256-9

9786613282569

1-118-01520-7

1-118-01521-5

1-118-01519-3

Edizione

[12th ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (1140 p.)

Disciplina

551.697

551.6973

Soggetti

Weather forecasting

Climatology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes indexes.

Nota di contenuto

THEWEATHERALMANAC; Contents; Preface; 1 Climate Maps of the United States; 2 Renewable Energy; 3 Extreme Weather-Disasters, Records, Floods, Heat, Cold, and Blizzards; 4 Thunderstorms, Lightning, Hail, and Tornadoes; 5 Tropical Cyclones; 6 El Niño, La Niña, and the Southern Oscillation; 7 Global Warming and Climate Change; 8 Air Pollution; 9 Climate Data from Around theWorld; World Weather Data (Table 9.2); 10 Local Climatological Data Annual Summaries 2009; Birmingham, Alabama; Mobile, Alabama; Anchorage, Alaska; Barrow, Alaska; Fairbanks, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska; Nome, Alaska

Flagstaff, ArizonaPhoenix, Arizona; Tucson, Arizona; Little Rock, Arkansas; Eureka, California; Fresno, California; Los Angeles, International Airport; Redding, California; Sacramento, California; San Diego, California; San Francisco, California; Colorado Springs, Colorado; Denver, Colorado; Grand Junction, Colorado; Windsor Locks, Connecticut; Washington, D.C.; Wilmington, Delaware; Daytona Beach, Florida; Jacksonville, Florida; Key West, Florida; Miami, Florida; Orlando,



Florida; Tampa, Florida; Atlanta, Georgia; Savannah, Georgia; Hilo, Hawaii; Honolulu, Hawaii; Boise, Idaho

Chicago, IllinoisPeoria, Illinois; Springfield, Illinois; Evansville, Indiana; Indianapolis, Indiana; South Bend, Indiana; Des Moines, Iowa; Dodge City, Kansas; Wichita, Kansas; Topeka, Kansas; Jackson, Kentucky; Lexington, Kentucky; Louisville, Kentucky; New Orleans, Louisiana; Shreveport, Louisiana; Caribou, Maine; Portland, Maine; Baltimore, Maryland; Boston, Massachusetts; Worcester, Massachusetts; Detroit, Michigan; Grand Rapids, Michigan; Houghton Lake, Michigan; Marquette Country Airport, Michigan; Duluth, Minnesota; International Falls, Minnesota; Minneapolis, Minnesota

Jackson, MississippiInternational Airport, Kansas City, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Billings, Montana; Great Falls, Montana; Helena, Montana; Scottsbluff, Nebraska; North Platte, Nebraska; Omeha, Nebraska; Elko, Nevada; Las Vegas, Nevada; Reno, Nevada; Concord, New Hempshire; Atlantic City, N.A.F.E.C.; Newark, New Jersey; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Albany, New York; Buffalo, New York; New York, New York; Rochester, new York; Syracuse, New York; Asheville, North Carolina; Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina; Fargo, North Dakota; Williston, North Dakota; Cleveland, Ohio; Columbus, Ohio

Cincinnati, OHToledo, Ohio; Okalahoma City, Oklahoma; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Burns, Oregon; Pendleton, Oregon; Portland, Oregon; Avoca/Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Pennsylvania; Erie, Pennsylvania; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Providence, Rhode Island; Charleston, South Carolina; Aberdeen, South Dakota; Rapid City, South Dakota; Sioux Falls, South Dakota; Knoxville, Tennessee; Memphis, Tennessee; Nashville, Tennessee; Amarillo, Texas; Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas; El Paso, Texas; Houston, Texas; San Antonio, Texas; Salt Lake City, Utah

Burlington, Vermont

Sommario/riassunto

The Weather Almanac, 12th Edition is a resource for a variety of climate and meteorological data including both domestic and international weather trends, historical weather patterns dating back 1000 years, natural disasters, and a 20 page glossary of weather terminology. The book is complete with detailed maps, pictures, and tables compiling climate data from a variety of sources, including the National Weather Service and the US Geological Survey. Separate sections in The Weather Almanac are devoted to tornadoes, hurricanes, thunderstorms, and lightening, flash floods, an