The weather almanac a reference guide to weather, climate, and related issues in the United States and its key cities / [electronic resource] : Reference guide to weather, climate, and related issues in the United States and its key cities Richard A. Wood, editor. - 11th ed. - Detroit, Mich. : Gale, c2004. - 1 online resource (xi, 820 p.) : ill., maps - Gale virtual reference library .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword -- Introduction -- U.S weather in atlas format -- Summary of 2002 weather -- El Nino & La Nina -- Winter storms -- Heat & humidity -- Thunderstorms -- Tornadoes -- Hurricanes -- Floods & flash floods -- Earthquakes -- Volcanic activity -- Air and water pollution -- Weather & climate of the millennium -- Natural disasters of the millennium -- Weather fundamentals -- Weather information & communication -- Record-setting weather -- Round-the-world weather -- Local climatological data reports (arranged by state) -- Glossary of weather terms -- Further resources -- General index.

The almanac presents hundreds of in-depth weather records for 108 major U.S. cities and a climatic overview of the country, including 33 U.S. weather atlas maps.

9780787691424 (electronic book) 0787691429 (electronic book)


Meteorology--United States--Observations.
Air quality--United States.
Climatology.


United States--Climate--Statistics.
United States--Climate.