Web Resources
- American Meteorological Society's Glossary of Meteorology
- Browse alphabetically or search. Note: search only works for exact terms or phrases. To find more matches, click their Search Definitions box.
- Factmonster.com: Weather
- Topics include: Fahrenheit and Celsius Scales, Air Pressure and Humidity, Weather Words, Revised Wind Chill Index, Beaufort Wind Scale, Ultraviolet Index: What You Need to Know, What Kind of Cloudy Is It?, Thunderstorms, Lightning, Lightning Deaths, Hurricanes, Costliest Hurricanes in the United States (U.S. Mainland), Retired Hurricane Names, Atlantic Hurricane Names, International Cyclone Definitions, Winter Storms, Winter Weather Across America, Greatest Snowfalls in North America, World and U.S. Extremes of Climate, Record Highest Temperatures by State, Record Lowest Temperatures by State, Monthly State Maximum and Minimum Temperature Extremes, Climate of 100 Selected U.S. Cities, Average Daily Temperatures in Tourist Cities, Worst Weather of the Twentieth Century, Weather and Climate Websites.
- From How Stuff Works:
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- How Hurricanes Works
- How Lightning Works
- How Weather Works
- National Weather Service
- Forecasts and a lot of information.
- The Weather Channel Kids
- Under WeatherEd you will find a weather encyclopedia, glossary, teacher resources, and an online resource guide.
- The Weather Channel Storm Encyclopedia
- Topics include: Winter Storms, Watches and Warnings, Precipitation, Flooding, Heat Waves, Hurricanes and Tropical Systems, Severe Thunderstorms, and Tornadoes.
- Weather Forecasts
- From our Thrall News Guide
- Winter Storm Names: 2012-2013
- From The Weather Channel. See also this article on why winter storms are now being named.
