~ Early Web Links ~

Hosted on the University of Washington's atmospheric sciences domain, this page presents observed climate normals for Washington State covering the 1971-2000 period. Visitors can click on map markers to retrieve mean monthly precipitation, daily maximum temperature, and daily minimum temperature data for locations across the state.

Hosted by the University of Washington's atmospheric sciences department, this page presents Oregon's monthly climate normals for the 1971-2000 period, including mean precipitation, maximum temperature, and minimum temperature data by location. Visitors can click on map markers to explore station-level climate statistics across the state, making it a handy reference for weather researchers and outdoor planners alike.

Tropicalweather.net is a comprehensive resource covering tropical cyclones, hurricane forecasts, and preparedness tips, with special focus on the North Atlantic basin and nearly two decades of historical hurricane summaries. Visitors can test their knowledge with trivia quizzes at three difficulty levels, browse climatology data for Caribbean cruise destinations, and even explore career paths in TV meteorology.

Run by NOAA's Regional and Mesoscale Meteorology Branch at Colorado State University, this site tracks currently active tropical cyclones worldwide in real time using satellite imagery and meteorological data. Researchers and weather enthusiasts can browse live storm data, archived seasons going back to 2006, and products developed by NESDIS/STAR/RAMMB scientists.

Scott McPartland is a veteran storm chaser whose site showcases his tornado, hurricane, and supercell footage captured across Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, and beyond. Visitors can browse and purchase professionally produced DVDs documenting events like the 2011 tornado outbreak and Hurricane Katrina, with footage that has aired on The Weather Channel, Discovery Channel, and CNN.

Richard Thies of Dellwood, Missouri documents over two decades of amateur storm chasing, with yearly archives of tornado and severe weather encounters dating back to 2001. The site features photos, stories, and video footage of memorable tornado events across the Great Plains and Midwest, catalogued by county, state, and Fujita scale rating.

Hosted at Iowa State University, this Meteogram Generator produces hour-by-hour weather forecast charts for locations like KSEA (Seattle) by pulling data from multiple numerical models including NAM, GFS, RAP, and their MOS variants. Visitors can configure plots for temperature, dewpoint, wind speed, precipitation, snow accumulation, and more, then compare model output side by side across an extended forecast period.

A comprehensive aggregator of meteorological charts covering the North Atlantic and Europe, pulling together synoptic analysis and forecast data from sources like UKMO, DWD, GFS, and FNMOC. Weather enthusiasts, sailors, and aviation buffs will find an extensive collection of MSLP charts, upper-air forecasts, wave height data, and model animations spanning up to 384 hours ahead.

Maintained by storm chasers Michael Bath and Jimmy Deguara, Australia Severe Weather is a comprehensive archive of severe weather photography, storm chasing reports, tornado and waterspout pictures, and tropical cyclone tracking maps covering Australian weather events. With over 35,000 photographs, timelapse webcam videos, flood history records, and storm chasing news, it serves as a serious reference for anyone fascinated by extreme Australian weather.

Eric Nguyen's personal meteorology site documents his storm chasing experiences, tornado photography, and forecasting work as a University of Oklahoma School of Meteorology graduate. The site features storm documentation reports, dramatic weather photography including tornadic supercells, and serves as a lasting tribute to Eric, who passed away in 2007.