General weather

General weather

Of or pertaining to weather

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General weather

The name given to the very hot summer weather that may persists for four to six weeks between mid-July through early September in the United States. In western Europe, this period may exist from the ...

Normal

Weather; General weather

The recognised standard value of a meteorological element as it has been averaged in a given location over a fixed number of years. Normals are concerned with the distribution of data within limits ...

Tsunami

Weather; General weather

An ocean wave with a long period that is formed by an underwater earthquake or landslide, or volcanic eruption. It may travel unnoticed across the ocean for thousands of miles from its point of ...

Dynamics

Weather; General weather

A branch of mechanics that deals with forces and their relations to patterns of motion. In meteorology, this relates especially to wind and water patterns.

Partly cloudy

Weather; General weather

The state of the weather when the clouds are conspicuously present, but do not completely dull the sky or the day at any moment. The National Weather Service does not have an amount of sky cover for ...

Vernal equinox

Weather; General weather

Taking place in the Northern Hemispheric spring, it is the point at which the ecliptic intersects the celestial equator. Days and nights are most nearly equal in duration. It falls on or about March ...

Doldrums

Weather; General weather

Located between 30 degrees North and 30 degrees South latitudes in the vicinity of the equator, this area typically has calm or light and variable winds. Also a nautical term for the equatorial ...