Wind Chill Calculator |
Find the formula used by clicking HERE (will open in a new window and take you to NOAA)
Note: Wind speed calculations below
3mph are meaningless, since there is not enough
wind force to significantly disturb the air boundary layer.
Outside ambient temps above 40f rarely account
for significant wind chills, and are thus not
calculated
Fahrenheit
Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686-1736): the German physicist who invented the alcohol thermometer in 1709, and the mercury thermometer in 1714. In 1724, he introduced the temperature scale that bears his name.
The freezing point of water is 32 degrees Fahrenheit (written "32 °F"), whereas the boiling point is defined as 212 degrees. - How the seemingly arbitrary zero point was determined, is still open to debate.
Used primarily in the US.
Celsius and Centigrade:
The Celsius scale, invented by Swedish Astronomer Anders Celsius (1701-1744), is also referred to as the Centigrade scale. Centigrade means "consisting of or divided into 100".
Celsius (Centigrade) takes it's zero reference as being the freezing point of water, whereas 100 deg C is set at the boiling point of water. This equates to a temperature span of 1 deg C & K, as being precisely 1 part in 273.15 parts the difference between absolute zero and 0 deg C - or the freezing point of water at 1 atmosphere pressure.
More conducive to the metric system, degrees Celsius is more widely adopted in European countries, Canada and in engineering.
Kelvin
Lord William Thomson Kelvin expanded on the earlier work of Celsius and introduced the Kelvin Scale in 1848. The Kelvin Scale measures the ultimate extremes of hot and cold. -
Degrees Kelvin is the often preferred scientific notation of measuring temperature. A temperature differential of one degree Kelvin is the same temperature differential as one degree Celsius . The only difference between Celsius and Kelvin being that Kelvin uses 0 degrees to define Absolute Zero, which is -273.15°C. (thus 273.15K = 0°C).
Degrees Kelvin is used almost strictly in engineering.
Rankine °R (or °Ra).
William John Macquorn Rankine (1820-1872) was a Scottish engineer, known for his Rankine temperature scale & putting forth a thermodynamic theory stating the Law of Conservation of Energy (1853).
As with the Kelvin scale (symbol: K), zero on the Rankine scale is absolute zero, but the Rankine degree is defined as equal to one degree Fahrenheit, rather than the one degree Celsius as used by the Kelvin scale. Thus a temperature of -459.67 °F is precisely equal to 0 °R.
Degrees Rankine is used primarily in engineering.
Réaumur
The Réaumur scale (°Ré) is a temperature scale named after René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, who first proposed it in 1731.
The freezing point of water is 0 degrees Réaumur, while the boiling point of water is defined as 80 degrees Réaumur. Exactly how René arrived at 80 as being the boiling point of water, is open to some conjecture. It's is hypothesized that it was chosen since the number 80 could be halved 4 times and still be an integer (40, 20, 10, 5 making scales easier to read). By contrast, the number 100, could only be halved twice and still remain an integer (50, 25). The other is that the volume of displacement for each degree in his thermometer was to represent 1/1,000th the volume of the bulb. Using that metric, water boiled at 80 °Ré. Whatever his logic, the scale is no longer used, except in the traditional making of some Italian Cheeses.
Note: The abnormal monthly rainfall for November, 2007 is the result of re-calibrating the rainfall rate to reflect the correct yearly total.
Total annual 2008 Rainfall reset to zero 1-1-2008 - 2007 Total Rainfall was 51.31 inches
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We're often asked: How exactly do we determine the cloud base ? (height of the lowest part of the cloud (cloud base) compensated for Mean Sea Level).
In days of old, cloud base was often determined by stereoscopic instruments that used simple range finding techniques often performed by a technician, or in other cases, reported via more direct means such as live pilot reports, known as Pireps... Though reasonably accurate during daytime hours with adequate light, night-time data was most accurately derived from pireps at most major airports. In other words: cloud base (especially in reduced visibility) was often determined when the approaching aircraft finally "broke out" of the slop on an ILS (Instrument Landing System) approach to reveal either the "Rabbit" (sequenced strobes leading the approaching aircraft on final, to the runway threshold) or the runway marker lights themselves. Later optical rangefinder based systems were partially automated, but accuracy left something to be desired and cloud base data was available normally only at the major airports or Govt weather sites.
Today, such cloud base measurements have been replaced with LIDAR (LIght Detection And Ranging) that emits a pulsed laser beam, and measures the time it takes for any reflection from the cloud base to be returned. Perhaps a bit over-simplified (ok... way over-simplified), but nothing more than an over glorified laser pointer/cat laser toy, but aimed vertically. Only real difference is that the laser is pulsed & the ceilometer microcode simply measures the time it takes for any reflection off the cloud base to be returned. Conceptually, the same as radar, but instead, uses light in the form of a pulsed laser, instead of microwaves. Since the speed of light in our atmosphere is known to a great deal of precision, the time it takes for any reflection from the cloud base to be reflected back & reach the sensor, equates to a highly accurate measurement. Cloud base measurements are now automatically determined, often accurate to within +/- 14 feet, & up to a height of 60,0000 feet and available 24/7. (the CL3 is only capable of up to 25,000 ft).... Since the base of many cloud types are not well defined, the software averages the past 20 samples to calculate the height of the lowest cloud layer. LIDAR technology makes accurate cloud/ceiling measurements, affordable even to the private /personal weather stations... The pulsed beam instead of being visible, operates at a wavelength of 910nm which is solidly into the the infrared - just outside the visible spectrum of from 380 to 750nm. The long wavelength, also is much better able to penetrate and negate the effects of haze. Thus there is no visible laser beam to draw attention or aggravate our neighbors ! (though much more powerful than a tv remote, it's visibly as innocuous as the laser "beam" emitted by your TV remote control )...
A visibility measuring device was also considered for this station, however the WebCam image would seem to more than suffice for practical purposes !
Groundhog Day - Candlemas
Perhaps in light of the CRU and the IPCC falsifying data to fit their political agendas, perhaps in some twisted way, Punxsutawney Phil on Groundhog Day may be a far better prognosticator of future weather conditions. At least he doesn't call sunny, overcast, or pouring down rain, sunny conditions... and its doubtful he has any knowledge of hockey stick graphs !
Anyways, It's no accident that Groundhog Day and Candlemas are celebrated together, for both are closely related... each signifying the triumph of light over darkness, spring over winter.
Candlemas was originally a Celtic festival
marking the midpoint of the season. Why Feb 2nd ??? Feb
2nd most years marks the Sun's declination as being halfway in its advance from
the winter solstice to the spring equinox. It was not without religious
ties as well... The Christian church expanded this festival of light to
commemorate the purification of the Virgin Mary and her presentation of the
infant Jesus in the Temple. Candlelit processions accompanied the feast day. A
central part of the festivities was the forecasting of either the arrival of an
early spring or a winter that would linger. Sunshine on Candlemas was said to
indicate the return of winter. Similarly, "When the wind’s in the east on
Candlemas Day , there it will stick till the second of May."
A bear was the "bearer" (pun brazenly intended) of the forecast to the
people of France and England, while those in Germany adopted the badger as their
prognosticator. In the 1800s, German immigrants to Pennsylvania brought with
them their Candlemas legends. Problem was; seems there were no badgers in
the area ! What to do ??? There were however lots of
groundhogs. Ergo: the groundhog became the New World's recognized
prognosticator of whether or not we would have an early or late spring.
Today that lore has grown into a full-blown festival in no other than
Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, with Punxsutawney Phil presiding for over the past
120 years as of 2010. For all things groundhog, visit the
folks at Punxsutawney
and see what Phil is predicting this year.
Beware: on Feb 2, it might be difficult to establish a connection, as their
servers get "pounded"... Also Wikipedia has some interesting
information including Phil's historical predictions dating from 1887 to 2010.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundhog_Day
Punxsutawney Phil isn't the only groundhog to make predictions....
There is also.....
| Balzac Billy | Balzac Alberta Canada |
| Buckeye Chuck | Marion, Ohio |
| Dunkirk Dave | Dunkirk, NY |
| French Creek Freddie | French Creek, WV |
| General Beauregard Lee | Snelville, Georgia |
| Jimmy the Groundhog | Sun Prairie, Wisconsin |
| Malverne Mel | Malverne,NY |
| Octoraro Orphie | Quarryville, PA |
| Queen Charlotte | Charlotte, NC |
| Roxboro Naba | Philadelphia, PA |
| Shubenacadie Sam | Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia Canada |
| Sir Walter Willy | Raleigh, NC |
| Spanish Joe | Spanish Ontario Canada |
| Staten Island Chuck | Staten Island, NY |
| West Indies Wilbur | British West Indies |
| Wianton Willie | Wiorton, Ontario Canada |
| Woodstock Willie | Woodstock, Illinois |
Yet Punxsutawney Phil is the one most widely recognized...
Lore or not, there must be something to it.... even NOAA
officially credits Punxsutawney
Phil with his observations.
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/extremes/2006/groundhog.html
If Candlemas be fair and bright,
Winter has another flight.
If Candlemas brings clouds and rain,
Winter will not come again.
Season Dates and Times
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Year |
Spring (EDT) - Vernal Equinox | Summer Solstice (EDT) | Fall - Autumnal Equinox (EDT) | Winter Solstice (EDT) |
| 2008 | MAR 20 148 AM EDT - 0548 UTC | JUN 20 759 PM EDT - 2359 UTC | SEP 22 1144 AM EDT - 1544 UTC | DEC 21 704 AM EST - 1204 UTC |
| 2009 | MAR 20 744 AM EDT - 1144 UTC | JUN 21 145 AM EDT - 0545 UTC | SEP 22 518 PM EDT - 2118 UTC | DEC 21 1247 PM EST - 1747 UTC |
| 2010 | MAR 20 132 PM EDT - 1732 UTC | JUN 21 728 AM EDT - 1128 UTC | SEP 22 1109 PM EDT - 0309 UTC 9-23 | DEC 21 638 PM EST - 2338 UTC |
| 2011 | MAR 20 721 PM EDT - 2321 UTC | JUN 21 116 PM EDT - 1716 UTC | SEP 23 504 AM EDT - 0904 UTC | DEC 22 1230 AM EST - 0530 UTC |
| 2012* | MAR 20 114 AM EDT - 0514 UTC | JUN 20 709 PM EDT - 2309 UTC | SEP 22 1049 AM EDT - 1449 UTC | DEC 21 611 AM EST - 1111 UTC |
| 2013 | MAR 20 702 AM EDT - 1102 UTC | JUN 21 104 AM EDT - 0504 UTC | SEP 22 444 PM EDT - 2044 UTC | DEC 21 1211 PM EST - 1711 UTC |
| 2014 | MAR 20 1257 PM EDT - 1657 UTC | JUN 21 651 AM EDT - 1051 UTC | SEP 22 1029 PM EDT - 0229 UTC 9-23 | DEC 21 603 PM EST - 2303 UTC |
| 2015 | MAR 20 645 PM EDT - 2245 UTC | JUN 21 1238 PM EDT - 1638 UTC | SEP 23 2 420 AM EDT - 0820 UTC | DEC 21 1148 PM EST - 0438 UTC 12-22 |
| 2016 | MAR 20 1230 AM EDT - 0430 UTC | JUN 20 634 PM EDT - 2234 UTC | SEP 22 1021 AM EDT - 1421 UTC | DEC 21 544 AM EST - 1044 UTC |
| 2017 | MAR 20 628 AM EDT - 1028 UTC | JUN 21 1224 AM EDT - 0424 UTC | SEP 22 402 PM EDT - 2002 UTC | DEC 21 1128 AM EST - 1628 UTC |
| 2018 | MAR 20 1215 PM EDT - 1615 UTC | JUN 21 607 AM EDT - 1007 UTC | SEP 22 954 PM EDT - 0154 UTC9- 23 | DEC 218 522 PM EST - 2222 UTC |
| 2019 | MAR 20 558 PM EDT - 2158 UTC | JUN 21 1154 AM EDT - 1554 UTC | SEP 23 350 AM EDT - 0750 UTC | DEC 21 1119 PM EST - 0419 UTC 12-22 |
| 2020 | MAR 19 1149 PM EDT - 0349 UTC 3-20 | JUN 20 543 PM EDT - 2143 UTC | SEP 22 930 AM EDT - 1330 UTC | DEC 21 502 AM EST - 1002 UTC |
* After more than 5000
years since the start of the last Great Cycle Aug
11, 3114 BC, the Mayan Calendar ends Dec 12, 2012
11:11 am UTC, after which the rest of the
data in the table may be meaningless !
(Thought that might cheer
everyone up !)
To view today's date using the Mayan Calendar depicting it as Mayan Glyphs, refer to this link: http://www.pagetworld.co.uk/mayan.php
Other interesting reading re: the Mayan Calendar http://www.greatdreams.com/2012.htm
Sunrise Sunset Length of Day, Solar Noon, Inclination, and Distance Tables
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1239 Pm Edt Fri Jun 29 2012
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Including The Cities Of Boothbay Harbor Wiscasset Waldoboro
1239 Pm Edt Fri Jun 29 2012
THIS AFTERNOON: Partly Sunny With A Slight Chance Of Showers And
Thunderstorms. Some Thunderstorms May Be Severe With Damaging
Winds Large Hail And Heavy Rainfall. Highs Around 80. South Winds
Around 10 Mph With Gusts Up To 25 Mph. Chance Of Rain 20 Percent.
TONIGHT: Partly Cloudy In The Evening Then Clearing. Patchy Fog
After Midnight. Lows In The Lower 60s. South Winds Around 10 Mph
With Gusts Up To 20 Mph In The Evening Becoming Light And
Variable.
SATURDAY: Mostly Sunny. Highs In The Mid 80s. West Winds Around
10 Mph.
SATURDAY NIGHT: Partly Cloudy. Lows In The Lower 60s. Southwest
Winds Around 10 Mph In The Evening Becoming Light And Variable.
SUNDAY: Partly Sunny. Highs In The Mid 80s. Light And Variable
Winds Becoming West Around 10 Mph In The Afternoon.
SUNDAY NIGHT: Partly Cloudy. Lows In The Lower 60s.
MONDAY: Mostly Cloudy With A Chance Of Showers And Thunderstorms.
Some Thunderstorms May Produce Gusty Winds And Small Hail. Highs In
The Upper 70s. Chance Of Rain 40 Percent.
MONDAY NIGHT: Mostly Cloudy With A 50 Percent Chance Of Showers.
Lows Around 60.
TUESDAY: Partly Sunny With A Chance Of Showers. Highs In The Upper
70s. Chance Of Rain 50 Percent.
TUESDAY NIGHT: Partly Cloudy In The Evening Then Becoming Mostly
Cloudy. Lows In The Upper 50s.
INDEPENDENCE DAY: And Wednesday Night Partly Cloudy. Highs In The
Lower 80s. Lows In The Lower 60s.
THURSDAY: Mostly Cloudy In The Morning Then Becoming Partly
Sunny. Highs Around 80.
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