WeatherBrains 414: Looking Back at 2013

Brian Peters | December 31, 2013 @ 5:15 am

WeatherBrains Episode 414 is now online (December 30, 2013). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you!

Our WeatherBrains guest for the last show of 2013 is Greg Carbin, Warning Coordination Meteorologist (WCM) with the Storm Prediction Center (SPC). He’ll be providing us with the rundown on the 10 biggest weather events for 2013. Greg is a big star on WeatherBrains with perhaps the greatest number of appearances on the show.

Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:

Aubrey & Nate are missing; Aubs is traveling and Nate is supposedly working

Extremes: 81 at Fort Lauderdale,Hollywood, & Miami, FL, & North Island NAS, CA, and -40 at Embarrass, MN

Snow coverage across the continental US stands around 33 percent

European model goes for record cold event next week

Spann rants about social media and rogue cable channel

and more!

Our email bag officer has been getting some mail from listeners, but she’s on the road for this episode.

From The Weather Center:

WeatherBrains 101: Most weather folks use the word “normal” when talking about climatological averages. So just what does that word “normal” mean? This week the 101 segment takes a look at how “normal” is defined.

TWIWH: Bill Murray looks back at the week of December 30th.

Listener Surveys: 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 here to take the survey.

Web Sites from Episode 414:

Storm Prediction Center web site

SPC WCM Page

WeatherBrains Episode 404 with Mike Morgan

Outside Magazine’s Review of Yarnell Fire

Detrended Tornado Count

Picks of the Week:

Bill Murray – Bill’s Top US Weather Events of 2013

Brian Peters – Brian’s dream car

James Spann – Beautiful Downtown Chicken, AK

The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like JB Elliott, Bill Murray, and Brian Peters. They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating netcast about weather.

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Brian Peters is one of the television meteorologists at ABC3340 in Birmingham and a retired NWS Warning Coordination Meteorologist. He handles the weekend Weather Xtreme Videos and forecast discussion and is the Webmaster for the popular WeatherBrains podcast.