With the heavy looming dripping clouds in our area, I thought we'd take some time to study weather...

Studying Weather
Interest in meteorology, the science of weather and weather forecasting, dates back thousands of years. In the 4th century B.C., Aristotle wrote what is believed to be the first study on weather forecasting. In 1820, Henrich Wilhelm Brandes, a German astronomer and physicist, made the first attempt to chart weather in Europe using data gathered from historical reports over a wide area. The invention of the telegraph later enabled the rapid collection and transmittal of weather information from weather stations.

Today, meteorologists use a host of devices to study and forecast weather, including weather satellites, rockets, computers, and radar.

List of weather symbols can be found at:

http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/maps/sfcobs/wx.rxml

http://www.ametsoc.org/amsedu/dstreme/extras/wxsym2.html

Create a fun memory game with these symbols to work on learning them.  Index cards work great!