IMPACT 2011 – 2012: STORM Project Resources
Professor Alan Czarnetzki Email: Alan.Czarnetzki@uni.edu
STORM Project STORM’s Level 1 Classroom Activities: Activities Images
STORM Forecasting Exercise STORM’s Level 2 Classroom Activities: Activities Images
Resources for Surface Weather Observations
Time UTC Time Conversion Table Station Identifiers ASOS sites ASOS map
Basic Weather Map Symbols Complete Weather Symbol Chart Iowa Surface Weather Plotting Map
Satellite and Radar Images Interactive Surface Weather Map Generator Archived Data
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Forecasting Exercise Forecast Submission Form
Climatology: ALO MCW DSM OTM CID DBQ
Persistence: Hourly
Reports for
Hourly
Reports for
University of Wyoming has detailed hourly reports in UTC Maps of ‘Overnight Lows’ and ‘Daytime Highs’
Cooperative Stations gives you access to daily local reports
Perfect Prog: Waterloo Mason City Des Moines Ottumwa Cedar Rapids Dubuque Other Stations
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National Weather Service Forecasts:
Des Moines Office of the National Weather Service Davenport Office of the National Weather Service
La Crosse Office of the National Weather
Service National Weather Service
Forecasting with Conceptual Models:
Sager Weathercaster Sager Weathercaster (this version has more background information)
Note: The wind direction change options are Steady, Backing, or Veering. When the wind direction changes in a
clockwise sense over time, we say it’s veering (e.g., when a south wind becomes southwest over time).
When the wind direction changes in a counterclockwise sense over time, we say it’s backing (e.g., when a south wind
becomes southeast over time)
Web Cams in Iowa – great way to practice identifying cloud types and cloud cover!
To get to archived images: 1) select Archive, then 2) select Time Machine, then 3) use the Product drop-down menu to select a camera
A resource to use with your Season Demonstration Globe: Day and Night Across the Earth