~ 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.

The Citizen Weather Observer Program (CWOP) is a public-private partnership that collects weather data from over 7,000 citizen-operated stations across North America, feeding real-time observations to NOAA and dozens of government agencies. Visitors can join the network, check data quality, view maps and displays, and access resources for setting up their own personal weather stations.

Speg's personal site covers storm chasing, tornado information, travel, and photography, making it a classic old-web hobbyist destination with a clear passion for severe weather. Navigation sections hint at radio and TV links alongside personal writings, giving the site a broad but weather-focused appeal.

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.

Joseph Oregon Weather is a comprehensive local weather station site covering Joseph, Oregon and Wallowa County, featuring live conditions, forecasts, webcams, air quality, road conditions, fire information, and earthquake data. Running since 1999, it serves as a one-stop regional resource with the charming mascot WeatherBee and live data feeds from a personal weather station integrated with National Weather Service data.

Rich Thompson, a 35-year veteran and professional meteorologist, shares storm chase forecasts and summaries from his years of chasing tornadoes and severe weather. The site features links to real-time tools like SPC outlooks, Oklahoma radar, and mesoanalysis maps alongside Thompson's own chase logs and photos.

A detailed archive of storm chasing expeditions spanning nearly two decades, with logs organized by year covering locations across the Great Plains and beyond. Each entry includes photos, videos, maps, and written accounts of individual chase events, making it a compelling record for anyone fascinated by severe weather.

Jeremy Perez's Cerulean Arc is a detailed storm chasing blog featuring firsthand summaries of tornado intercepts and severe weather events across the American Southwest and Great Plains, stretching back to 2009. Each entry combines narrative field accounts with meteorological analysis, road network strategy, and storm photography, making it a compelling read for weather enthusiasts and chasers alike.

TwisterData.com is a meteorological data tool built in 2008 by storm chasers David Demko and Donald Giuliano, offering RAP, NAM, and GFS weather model forecasts with detailed atmospheric parameters like CAPE, hodographs, helicity, and sounding data. Designed with a clean, data-first philosophy, it pulls from NOAA datasets and is especially valuable for storm chasers, meteorologists, and serious weather enthusiasts who need raw model output without distractions.

Frank Singleton's extensive weather and sailing resource covers marine meteorology, GRIB files, GMDSS services, weather communications, and practical forecasting guidance for sailors and cruisers. With cruising logs dating back to 2000, links to national weather services, and coverage of topics from basic atmospheric theory to climate change, this site is a remarkably thorough reference for anyone navigating at sea.