WeatherBrains 432: Looking out to Space

Brian Peters | May 6, 2014 @ 5:15 am

WeatherBrains Episode 432 is now online (May 5, 2014). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you!

Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain is a Solar System Ambassador with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Tony Rice is based in Raleigh where he tries to keep Nate Johnson straight.

Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain #2 is Research Associate at Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites in Asheville NC. Jared Rennie, welcome to the show.

Tony Rice and Jared Rennie

Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:

Extremes: 107 at Altus, OK, and 24 at Mount Washington, NH, at Doe Lake, MI, and 6 miles east of Champion, MI

Wildfires in Oklahoma and Arizona

Wichita Falls hit 102 today

Drought very bad in Texas

One week since big severe weather outbreak in Southeast

and more!

Our email bag officer continues to review the incoming messages from our listeners and brings those comments to the show.

From The Weather Center:

WeatherBrains 101: WeatherBrains 101 is missing tonight but plans to return next week.

TWIWH: Bill Murray looks back at the week of May 5th. Snow and tornadoes make the history books along with hail.

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 432:

National Climatic Data Center

Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites

Picks of the Week:

Nate Johnson – National Digital Forecast Database

Bill Murray – SPC Experimental Storm Reports

Brian Peters – Tropical Storms Floaters Page

Jared Rennie – Plymouth State Weather Center
Python in the Atmospheric Sciences

Tony Rice – Heavens Above

James Spann – Satellite Convection Analysis and Tracking Numerical Weather Predication

Aubrey Urbanowicz – Meteor over Toronto

The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Nate Johnson, Bill Murray, Aubrey Urbanowicz, 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.