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Offline jpmorgan49

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Weather Books
« on: May 03, 2007, 01:47:18 PM »
This looked like the proper forum for this question.  I'm new in "Weather", just received my Davis vantage Pro2.  I'm interested in reading more about weather basics.  Can anyone recommend some good starter books? Thanks.
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Re: Weather Books
« Reply #1 on: May 03, 2007, 03:40:43 PM »
It's not a book but it is good reading.

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Re: Weather Books
« Reply #2 on: May 04, 2007, 12:50:11 PM »
There are a couple, but I usually see (& would concur) Jack Williams, The Weather Book at the top of most lists of recommended books.  It is by USA Today's first weather editor & uses their graphics people.  It is a good read, fairly comprehensive, and more up to date than my second recommendation.

My first weather book when I was a kid, but still use when I need to refer to something quickly is the Golden Guide titled, strangely enough, Weather.  In fact, it still gets the most regular use.  It also has some rather quirky illustrations (the one for the horse latitudes is my favorite), and that 1950s feel in its graphics.

There are a few others that are good follow on reads if you find you want more, but those are the two I'd start with.

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Re: Weather Books
« Reply #3 on: May 04, 2007, 08:48:55 PM »
Quote from: "dkm365"
My first weather book when I was a kid, but still use when I need to refer to something quickly is the Golden Guide titled, strangely enough, Weather.  In fact, it still gets the most regular use.  It also has some rather quirky illustrations (the one for the horse latitudes is my favorite), and that 1950s feel in its graphics.


I'll second that one.  I bought one in the fifth grade at a book fair, and I still have it, although the back cover has worn off.  Haven't used it in years, though.  


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Re: Weather Books
« Reply #4 on: May 05, 2007, 11:02:16 AM »
As a step up in level I would highly recommend the following as excerpted from Meteorologist Todd Gross's web site. I own this book as well as others in the series. They are outstanding!


 Weather Basics by Joseph J. Balsama and Peter R. Chaston

I wish this book existed when I was young. It is everything, and I mean everything anyone interested in weather should know from the start. Comprehensive, easy to read, and yet good enough to be a textbook from middle school through college courses. This is the first book I would recommend for ANYONE interested in weather as a hobby period. Written by expert forecasters Pete Chaston, and Joseph Balsama, a long-time science educator. A Perfect collaboration.

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