William Reid – Page 24

January 22, 2020 I Need More Fogbow, San Nicolas Island, California

While on San Nicolas Island from January 22 to January 29, I was treated to a good deal of foggy weather. The combination of sun… [Read More]

January 29, 2019 Additional Notes on the Kobe Bryant Helicopter Crash in Calabasas

A few days ago I wrote up an analysis of the weather conditions in the Calabasas area around the time of the Kobe Bryant… [Read More]

January 26, 2020 Analysis of Weather Conditions in Calabasas Leading to the Kobe Bryant Helicopter Crash

At about 9:45 a.m. PST on Sunday, January 26, 2020, a helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant and his daughter, six friends and a pilot,… [Read More]

January 5, 2020 Lots of Airplanes at LAX

The weather on my Sunday shift at LAX was dry and nice, with good visibilities. I was able to spend a bunch of… [Read More]

December 1, 2019 Sunset Los Angeles and Jet Photos from LAX

The air was clean and the views were spectacular on this afternoon from the control tower at LAX. A storm had just dumped a bunch… [Read More]

November 28, 2019 Waterspout off of Ensenada!

November 12, 2019 Bodie, California Weather Station Photos

The official NWS thermometer shelter at Bodie, California, is in the same spot as the last time I visited. I will have to dig… [Read More]

November 12, 2019 Bodie, California Ghost Town

From Lee Vining on this chilly and mostly clear morning we set our sights on Bodie. The easy way to get there is… [Read More]

November 11, 2019 Mono Lake sunset and moonrise

This was my second visit to Mono Lake, and the first with a digital camera. The weather was quite nice and mild, and the… [Read More]

November 11, 2019 Mount Whitney, Chidago Canyon, and Benton Hot Springs

On a drive up to Mono Lake, this morning began in Lone Pine, and we took a little time to shoot the Eastern Sierra… [Read More]

Unravelling Death Valley’s 134F Temperature Record, Part 7 — Miscellaneous Weather Notes and Correspondence

LINK to Part One, which has links to the other parts of this study. Here is another web site entry on Death Valley… [Read More]

2019 Storm Chase Season Summary

I chased from about April 29 to July 5 on the Plains in 2019. The pattern for severe weather was generally favorable during this… [Read More]

October 21, 2019 Duck Pond near York, Maine

On my first and only visit to Maine in this life, Jennifer and I stopped by a duck pond near York (not far from… [Read More]

September 23, 2019 Needles and Lake Havasu City severe storms

I was well aware of the decent storm prospects today when I awoke at home. A strong upper-level system for late September was dropping… [Read More]

Climate Page for Chatsworth, California

Below are some daily and monthly weather data for Chatsworth, covering the period primarily from about 1961 to 2011. For current data from Dave’s… [Read More]