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Weather Wonders

Kansas State Climatologist Mary Knapp offers this weekly series of short programs on weather phenomena and recent meteorological events in Kansas.  

     
October 6, 2008   A CONDITION KNOWN AS ‘FAIR’
    GET THE SNOWBOARD READY
    WHY CAN I SEE MY BREATH?
September 29, 2008   FORECASTING THROUGH FOLKLORE
    PRODUCING VIBRANT FALL COLORS
    AUTUMN IS ANOTHER NAME FOR FALL
September 22, 2008   HOW RARE IS A BLUE MOON?
    EARLY KANSAS SNOWFALLS
    A TASTE OF INDIAN SUMMER
September 15, 2008   IT’S TIME TO DRESS IN LAYERS
    FROST CAN FORM MANY WAYS
    12 HOURS OF DAYLIGHT, NIGHT
September 8, 2008   DIFFERING CLIMATE ZONES
    SHIFTS IN THE JET STREAM
    CIVIL AND NAUTICAL TWILIGHT
September 1, 2008   WHEN IS THE FIRST FREEZE?
    WET SHOES? BLAME THE DEW
    UNDERSTANDING DEW POINT
August 25, 2008   ANIMALS, INSECTS, METEOROLOGISTS
    TRY USING A CRICKET THERMOMETER
    HURRICANES AND THE FLORIDA KEYS
August 18, 2008   A MIST, FOG, OR HAZE?
    CAN YOU SMELL RAIN?
    1816: A COLD SUMMER
August 11, 2008   FIRST WEATHER MAP
    “HORSE LATITUDES”
    DIURNAL VARIATION
August 4, 2008   A CAPPED INVERSION
    NAMING HURRICANES
    IS NORMAL, NORMAL?
July 28, 2008   HOT AND HUMID DEFINE “MUGGY”
    EFFECTS OF THE BERMUDA HIGH
    HABOOBS: A DESERT MUD STORM
July 21, 2008   WHAT IS ST. ELMO’S FIRE?
    HURRICANES IN KANSAS?
    THE BEAUFORT WIND SCALE
July 14, 2008   MEASURING THE HEAT INDEX
    THE “DOG DAYS” OF SUMMER
    IS THIS THE WORST FLOODING?              
July 7, 2008   THE HEAT STRESS TRILOGY
    WARNING FOR DAM FAILURE
    BUILD A WEATHER STATION
June 30, 2008   HOW A MONSOON FORMS
    POPUP THUNDERSTORMS
    HEAVY JULY RAINS OF ‘93
June 23, 2008   THE TOP TORNADO STATES FOR 2008
    FOG DRIP: SIMILAR TO A LIGHT RAIN
    OKLAHOMA CITY: TORNADO MAGNET
June 16, 2008   WHAT’S IN THE ATMOSPHERE?
    WHAT DEFINES A HEAT WAVE?
    SUMMER SOLSTICE; DAYLIGHT
June 9, 2008   MEASURING WIND SPEED
    WHAT’S HEAT LIGHTNING?
    WHEN IS IT A “DERECHO”?
June 2, 2008   TWO FORMS OF FLOOD HAZARDS
    THE HISTORY BEHIND MONSOONS
    HOW WET CAN IT GET IN KANSAS?
May 26, 2008   WHEN DOES SUMMER BEGIN?
    RAINFALL THAT EVAPORATES
    LIGHTNING, BUT NO THUNDER
May 19, 2008   A CYCLONE, HURRICANE OR TYPHOON
    THE HISTORY OF NAMING HURRICANES
    DEADLY HEAT BUILDS UP INSIDE CARS
May 12, 2008   WHY IS THERE ROOFTOP FROST?
    TAKE A “BOW ECHO” SERIOUSLY
    DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS
May 5, 2008   ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE
    THE WINDS IN A TORNADO
    WHAT ARE ROLL CLOUDS?
April 28, 2008   THE HISTORY OF WEATHER MAPS
    SPRING: A TRANSITIONAL SEASON
    TWO COMMON EARTH DAY TERMS
April 21, 2008   A DRY WESTERN KANSAS
    WHAT ARE DEGREE DAYS?
    A “SOCKED IN” CONDITION
April 14, 2008   LOW-WATER CROSSINGS
    LEARN THE “30-30” RULE
    CELEBRATE EARTH DAY
April 7, 2008   BLANKET OF CLOUDS
    IS IT HAIL OR SLEET?
    A FOLK PREDICTION
March 31, 2008   IS WINTER REALLY BEHIND US?
    THE TOP CITY FOR TORNADOES
    RED FLAG WARNINGS IN KANSAS
March 24, 2008   SEVERE WEATHER EXTRAS
    SPRING FLOODING CAUTIONS
    APRIL SHOWERS COMING
March 17, 2008   HIGH MARCH WINDS
    MARCH SNOW STORMS
    THE VERNAL EQUINOX
March 10, 2008   SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS
    SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION
    RAPID SNOW MELT AND ICE DAMS
 March 3, 2008   POTENT WINTER STORM
    WIND IMPACTS AVIATION
    THUNDERSTORM WINDS
February 25, 2008   NORTH WIND DOTH BLOW…
    WE’RE GAINING DAYLIGHT
    MARCH: A LION, OR LAMB?
February 18, 2008   FIRE WEATHER FORECAST
    CHINOOK: RAPID WARM UP
    DUST STORMS IN KANSAS
February 11, 2008   VALENTINE’S DAY EXTREMES
    SNOWFALL AND TORNADOES?
    SPOTTER TRAINING SESSIONS
February 4, 2008   BIG 24 HOUR TEMPERATURE SWINGS
    THE IMPORTANCE OF WATER VAPOR
    AIR MASSES IDENTIFIED BY REGION
January 28, 2008   AS CLOSE AS IT GETS TO THE SUN
    JANUARY: JUST SLIGHTLY COOLER
    THE HISTORY OF GROUNDHOG DAY
January 21, 2008   RECORD-BREAKING EVENTS
    DECEMBER PRECIPITATION
    UNUSUAL SEVERE WEATHER
January 14, 2008   THE TEMPERATURE OF ICE
    IS IT SAFE TO WALK ON ICE?
    WHY SOME ICE IS SLIPPERIER
January 7, 2008   THE JANUARY THAW
    JET STREAM PATTERN
    CHINOOK; SNOW EATER