Dr. Roy Spencer has compared summer maximums between Death Valley/Furnace Creek (DV/FC) and the USCRN station Stovepipe Wells 1SW. He has also, apparently, checked out… [Read More]
December 3, 2024 A page dedicated to Dr. Arnold Court
This is a bit of a weird entry, but I wanted to pay homage to my college advisor and Climatology professor, Dr. Arnold Court (1914-1999)…. [Read More]
Stovepipe Wells 1SW Climate Data
Stovepipe Wells 1SW is a USCRN weather station which began operating in 2004. It is a high-end automatic climate station with top-notch instrumentation and fabulous… [Read More]
Climatologist Dr. Roy Spencer Tests the Old Death Valley Temperature Data
Dr. Roy Spencer of the University of Alabama crunched some maximum temperature data for the Death Valley region (covering the last 115 years), and wrote… [Read More]
New Information on the Badwater Weather Station
I received an e-mail recently from NASA scientist Chris McKay (pictured above on September 19, 2011). McKay found my web site, and shared that he… [Read More]
Death Valley Heat Wave, July 2024, DATA PAGE
High-end summer heat waves in the Death Valley region and the Mojave Desert have been the norm for the past several years. This entry is… [Read More]
March 5, 2024 Hike up Ladyface Mountain
Doug and I chose to hike up Ladyface Mountain in Agoura Hills on this fine, mild afternoon. This mountain is very prominent and is immediately… [Read More]
February 13, 2024 CoBa Arch Hike/Westlake Village
The first week or so of this February was very wet, with about ten inches of rain in the Westlake Village and Agoura Hills area…. [Read More]
February 6, 2024 San Nicolas Island C-130 and Rainbow
A little convection was near the island as a Navy C-130 aircraft was being unloaded, right in front of the weather office.
February 2, 2024 San Nicolas Island Strolls
Some photos from San Nicolas Island in early February, 2024, following a wet January. We will start with images from the plane on the flight… [Read More]
January 24, 2024 Las Virgenes Canyon hike and Cheeseboro RAWS Weather Station
Okay, so I like weather stations. This mild January afternoon in my local area was perfect for a 2-3 hour hike in the hills just… [Read More]
January 8, 2024 Some Airplanes at LAX
January 8th was a crystal clear day, and perfect for photographing the inbound and outbound flights from the control tower at LAX. Enjoy.
Westlake Village Climate Summary 2023
Westlake Village, CA 2023 Annual Climate Summary Ave Max/Min 73.9/46.8 (Departures -3.7/-0.7) Ave: 60.4 (Departure -2.1) For comparison, the averages for 2022 were 78.6/47.9/63.3… [Read More]