WeatherTogether blog locations, October 2017. (Map created using mapchart.net)
WeatherTogether experienced exciting growth this October. Our team grew with four new blogs being started in the month. These new bloggers are located in three states not previously covered by WeatherTogether, along with making us now a multi-national community! Along with this, one blogger moved, which removed Idaho from the list and added Nevada. Here’s our list of bloggers added for the month of October:
United Kingdom
Welsh Weather, by Harry Hayfield – Wales
United States
Jackson, TN’s Climate Summary, by William Brantley – Tennessee
Nathan Parker’s Weather, by Nathan Parker – Arkansas
Sola Virtus Observatory Weather Report, by Josh Henderson – Maryland
Currently, the state with the most bloggers is Oregon at three.
These new blogs, plus a few that are just starting but not yet complete bring our total number of WeatherTogether blogs up to 18! We look forward to seeing more bloggers join in the coming months as WeatherTogether continues to integrate WeatherQuack bloggers into our family!
If you’re interested in starting your own weather blog, head over here to get started. We’d love to have you!
Site Updates
Along with new bloggers, we’ve also made some changes to the WeatherTogether experience. The biggest of these is the creation of a live chat, which allows you to chat directly with WeatherTogether bloggers and other members of our community right on our website! You can find the live chat by clicking this link. Stop by and say hello!
On top of the live chat, we’ve also provided visitors with better ways to contact the admin team, as well as added more webcams to that page. Contact forms can be found at this link, and webcams can be found here.
Our Favorite Posts
We are blessed to have bloggers who generate excellent content. This month was no different. Here are some of the posts that really caught our eye (in order of when they were posted):
- Anaheim Fire 35% Contained, While Marine Layer Boosts Humidity in So. Cal from Lyon’s Backyard Weather Report. Lyon offers a short report on the conditions that helped firefighters as fires raged across Southern California.
- Everything You Need to Know About Atmospheric Rivers from Charlie’s Weather. With the term ‘atmospheric river’ entering further into the public eye recently, Charlie gives us a scientific rundown of what an atmospheric river is.
- Welcome to WeatherTogether from Nathan Parker’s Weather. As part of their transition over to WeatherTogether, the owner of WeatherQuack offers a welcome to newcomers to the site.
- An Introduction to the Weather in Wales from The Weather of Wales. Our first European blogger, Harry, offers an in-depth look at why saying it always rains in Wales isn’t exactly what happens.
- How Hurricanes get their Names from Ingalls Weather. In this blog, Mark gives us an in-depth look at the history behind hurricane naming.
- Arkansas Weather Outlook 2017-18 from Will’s Arkansas Weather Report. In this blog, Will takes on the task of explaining what folks in the South might expect this winter.
- Seasonal Heteroscedasticity: Why 10 Degrees is a Bigger Deal Now than Ever from The Dalles Weather Blog. In this blog, Karl discusses the statistics behind high and low temperatures and explains how, despite looking like the same thing, 10 degrees above average in October is way different than in July.
Of course, this doesn’t even scratch the surface of the excellent content generated by WeatherTogether bloggers daily. To read more about what is going on, check out our activity feed on the WeatherTogether homepage.
Thank you to all of our readers and bloggers for sticking with us. We look forward to having more excellent news and content to share with you over the next month!
Mark Ingalls, WeatherTogether Admin