Faisalabad, Pakistan: Located in the Punjab Region of Pakistan, directly South of the capital city of Islamabad. The temperature may reach more than 45C/113F with Lows in the 68F/20C to 86F/30C range in hot season. Hot season very much resembles the brutal summers of Southern Arizona. Which lasts from March till June.From June till Sept is the Monsoon Season, where Temperatures reach the Upper 80's to Mid 90's F 30/35C with very tropical humidity in the 60%-90% area. Occasionally Temperatures Break the 100F/38C. Afternoon thunderstorms are frequent, although dropping anywhere from .5 inches to up to 6 inches at a time, giving this season the Alabama and South Carolina summertime feel. The cool season Sept till March offer a wide contrast of often dry but mild teperatures ranging from 32F/0c to 100/37C, usually in January average is 32f/0c to 68f/20c, but Sept, Oct, offers warmer and often windy conditions while still warm and humid. Fog is prevailent in the cool season. Records Highs up to 127F/53C officially but some reports put the records up to 135F/57F in areas surrounding the Punjab region. Pakistan Weather Page

Ah, Southern Arizona. Welcome to the Colorado River Valley, San Luis sits where the borders of 4 states meet, Arizona, California, Baja California, and Sonora. Warm is a good way to describe the climate in winter, frosts are rare, although subject to sudden and sometimes quiet strong Wind and Dust Storms. High Temps range from 47F/8C to 86F/30C, with Lows ranging from 35F/2C to 50F/10C, some rain left over from California winter storms spill into the area bringing some releif from dust. Cool season being a short one at only late November till around mid February. Spring Time always means dust storms and heavy winds, High Temps tend to even out between 72F/22C to 90F/32C till mid May. As May Lingers on High Temps can reach 105F/41C and 107F/42C are common and by July, afternoon temperatures 122F/50C and higher, again are quite common.With a 128F/53C Reported Record from Lake Havasu City a few miles north. With unofficial high of 138.7/59C reported back in the early 1930's

August brings changes. The prevailing winds change from the West to the South and SouthEast. Humidity kicks in with afternoon temperatures at 107F/42C, with a dewpoint of 73F/23C. Hurricanes from the Gulf of California are also common, in September of 1997 Hurricane Nora made landfall at Puerto Penasco, Sorora, and continued up the Colorado River till blowing off into Nevada and Utah, spinning tornados off in Arizona and New Mexico.

The Heat Tends to linger on here with 100F/38C + heat could happen any day till Early November. Although Autumn is definetly the best time of year, where mild 72F/22C is the general rule, and winds fair to light.

Yakutsk, Russia: Sits in the middle of the largest expanse of flat frozen plains in the World. Siberia, the place where many victims of Stalin's iron fist hearts lay broken. A place where -50F/-46C is common with brutal wind chills of over -80F/-62C are felt. Winter lay this place to a frozen halt, as there sits an Arctic High Pressure system that affects winter weather all over the Northern Hemisphere. In conjuction with the Alaska Low Pressure. Frozen will this ground stay well into April, as wet weather effects the Americas. As April lingers temperatures rise fairly quickly depended on which way the wind blows, Generally a south east breeze bring temperatures near 50F/10C June through August are the Wet Months with Highs 68F/20C to 86F/30C are common.

Alert, the most northerly point of land on North America, was the last station to be opened on Easter Sunday 1950. An aircrash, which killed nine people, marred the opening of the site. Among the victims was the architect of the high arctic stations. The last 50 years have seen many changes at these sites. In 1970, the US withdrew their support for the stations leaving the program in the hands of the Canadian Government, at which time the stations were re-named High Arctic Weather Stations. Today, Isachsen and Mould Bay are automated and continue to provide vital weather and climate information; a small staff remain at Alert and Resolute Bay. Meanwhile, Eureka is a beehive of activity. Concern with ozone depletion led to the construction of $5.0M world class observatory (ASTRO) in 1992. The station has also provided a platform for a host of scientific activities ranging from studies of white wolves, to research on a nearby fossil forest to Arctic communications. Hundreds of tourists visit Eureka each year to take in the natural beauty of the area or to photograph the unique wildlife. The list of visitors includes members of royalty, cabinet ministers and foreign secretaries of state. http://www.mb.ec.gc.ca/
Located on the Arctic Ocean Alert, Canada lives a very cold life. Temperatures in the summer rarely pass the freezing point 32F/0C. Winds are unpredicatable and usually quite strong blowing at speeds of up to 90 mph/144 km/h. During the summer months the sun never sets here,Low and High temperatures only differing by 2 or 3 degrees. Likewise during winter the sun never rises. But Lows and Highs vary a little more by 10 to 20 degrees. Where tempertatures of -50F/46C and lower common with wind chills as low as -90F/-68C to -100F/-73C. Did you know your skin can freeze at -50F/-46C in 5 seconds !!!. The spring and fall months vary as in spring warming up from the winter chill -10F/-23C in early March to 12F/-11C by late April, with fall being the exact opposite 12F/-11C in Mid-September to -10F/-23C Mid-November.

The research is designed to fill an important gap in existing meteorological data archives: the lack of detailed meteorological measurements over the Arctic Ocean. Expected products include, but are not limited to, 1) the construction of the Russian Ice Station Rawinsonde Archive, a unique, quality-controlled archive of approximately 20,000 rawinsonde soundings released at Russian drifting ice stations in the Arctic Ocean; 2) the provision of the Russian Ice Station Rawinsonde Archive to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) for distribution, for inclusion in the Coordinated Aerological Research Data Set (CARDS) global meteorological data set, and for preparation of CD-ROM; and 3) an update of the Historical Arctic Rawinsonde Archive (HARA) to 1993, including preparation of a CD-ROM for distribution. These products are readily applicable to use in verifying climate model predictions and for diagnostic studies of observed Arctic climate change.Two sets of meteorological sounding data, that is, vertical profiles of temperature, pressure, humidity and winds, will be assembled. The first is the Russian Ice Station Rawinsonde Archive, approximately 20,000 weather balloon soundings released at the "North Pole" series of Russian drifting ice stations (figure 2). These measurements exist as bound volumes of handwritten tables kept in the former USSR. For most stations the record begins in 1958 and extends to 1987; however, for some stations the record begins as early as 1948. Distribution of the archive is presently being handled by the National Snow and Ice Data Center. http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/
Like Alert Above, Ostrov Grolomjannyj sit on the Arctic Ocean, but more quite literally, floating on a large ice floe with the wind currents and ocean currents collecting weather observations as well as others including Solor UV ray saturations, and measuring the ice thinkness among other tasks. The Climate of these two Arctic stations are the same excpet the winds are milder here but not by much. Return to Top

Antarctica !!!!!!!!! The coldest place on earth, a land of penguins and the hardiest of people. Temperatures of -70F/-57C to -100F/-73C are the normal way. Winds are variant, but like the Sahara very unpredictable and quite fierce. This land is a land of ice, where elevations of 8000 ft above sea level and higher are found frequently all through Antarctica's vast expanse of Glaciers and Snow Drifts. Here the penguin is king and the winds his armies. Along the coastline water temperatures tend to remain 33F/ 1C all year, but due to the vast area Antarctica encompasses, very little moisture for the oceans ever reaches far inland, most of the snow that occurs is due to the strong winds battering away at the ice pack and can be carried many hundereds of miles in a matter of a few days. A world record temperature of -122F/-86C was recorded here at Vostok. Only a handful a brave individuals brave these harsh and unforgiving world, to study many things from Global Warming to Astronomy and many other scientific related tasks. http://www.oucom.ohiou.edu/dbms-eastman/

Punta Arenas, Chile: One of the most southern located reporting sites in the Americas, lies just west of the Magellan Straits of Tierra Del Fuego, with unlike how it's name inplies (Spanish for Land of Fire) it remains very cool here all year. Being in perfect line of the infamous 'Roaring 40's', is what keeps Punta Arenas in cool temperatures all year long. The Roaring 40's are strong storms that with very little interference from landforms sweep across the South 40 degree mark all year. The storms form on the boundary where the warm tropical waters of the Southern Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans meet with the near freezing waters that surround Antarctica year round and can become as big as the country of Pakistan releasing the equivilant energy of 4000 Hiroshima size bombs. Temperatures of 25F/-4C to 40F/4C are average 75% of the year with winds to up to 100mph/160 km/h quite common. Rain and snow intermittently fall every 2 - 3 days with fog becoming near white out stages on rare calm days.The remaining 25% is the short 'warm' season where temperatures still never see 60F /16C except on rare occaision, where a cold core storm could hit at any given moment. Sailors from as far back as the early 1500's have noted the strong and brutal nature of this region, with 60 foot seas being the norm. Still remaining one of the few unconquerable frontiers this planet has in store for us. No other place on earth quite resembles Punta Arenas, Chile. http://www.antica.gdansk.pl/html/english.html

The Sahara: Nestled tightly within the harmattan tortured sand dunes of the Great Sahara Desert, Cleanser of Souls and Land of the Great Thirst, you'll find Obari, Lybia. This brutal land knows no mercy. Many of Soul have perished some to disappear into the vast nothingness forever in this place. If the 130F/54C heat of the mid-afternoon sun isn't enough, the complete lack of humidity and the fierce and unpredictable winds, The Harmattan to some, add to it's desolation. Rain is quite rare, last traceable amounts of rain occuring once every 25 to even 50 years in some areas.

The Harmattan is a legendary creature, spawned from a combiation of High Pressure to the North and Low Pressure at the equator. Blowing for weeks at a time, estimates of wind speed are averaged at 40mph/28kmph sustained blowing 120F/50C degree sand for hundereds of miles. Even reaching as far as Southern Italy, Greece and Spain during the summer months contributing to the heat waves of summer all throughout Southern Europe.

This is a place where a gallon of gasoline will cost you a nickel, but a glass of water can cost $50.00 (USD). Temperature Extremes are common. In one case a Low Temperature of 22F/-6C was recorded at dawn and by 3pm the temperature had risen 110F/43C degrees to 132F/56C. A World Record 136F/58C was reported from Azizia, Lybia back in September 1922. Ouch !!!

Marion Island, South Africa: Part of the Prince Edward Islands of the southwest Indian Ocean and sitting at 50 degrees south puts Marion Island in a bit of a bind. Much Like it's cousin stations, Punta Areneas, Chile and Southwest Cape, New Zealand, also victimized by the Furious 50's, as known here (Roaring 40's in NZ and Chile) Winds are trecherous at best, with storms arriving every 2 days, temperatures remain cold at 32F/0C to 37F/3C being average with lows of 15F to Highs of 50F/10C possible. The Sun shine little here because a dense fog encases the island year round with year round icebergs drifting by and crashing into the island adding to its tortured fjords. A barren wasteland defines Marion Island. Luckily being close to Antartica allows many different scientific studies to be conducted here from weather and atomospheric studies to ice conditions on Antartica and Astronamical, Solar as well as ice floe studies leave Marion Island a tool for the knowlegde and discovery of the forces that make this our home =)

The OutBack: Alice Springs, Australia, right in the heart of the great Austrailian OutBack. Weather here can also be harsh. A record high in January of 119F/49C and a record low in July of 18F/-8C. Average highs 100F/38C to average lows 70F/21C during summer and average highs of 68F/20C to average lows of 39F/4C in the winter. The spring and fall seasons remain rather warm with April temperatures averages 54F/12C for morning lows and 82F/28C for afternoon highs and October mornings starts at about 59F/15C and topping off at 88F/31C in the days. Also subject to wicked dust storms and prevailing winds that pound the outback throughout the year. An average of 10 inches of rain falls here a year. Relatively similar to the American Chihuahuan Desert of Arizona, West Texas and Northern Mexico in climate and precipitation.

Southern New Zealand:SouthWest Cape, New Zealand rests in the province of Fjordland,sitting where the Indian Ocean meets the South Pacific in the Roaring 40's belt. Very similar to Punta Arenas, Chile except a little warmer averaging 46F/8C to 54F/12C year round without every getting above 62F/17C ever. Strong storms pound SW Cape New Zealand 200 days a year. Much unlike the rest of New Zealand, which is quite the paradise and majestic and quite colorful climates. As with the remainer of the country SW Cape remains humid year round averaging 65% to 100% all year. New Zealand Goverment Weather Page

Dutch Harbor, Alaska: Though a part of the the great ice box known as the State of Alaska, DutchHarbor sits in the middle of the Aleutian Archepelago and is highly influenced by the mild yet still cool waters of the North Pacific. Temperatures average from lows of 28F to highs of 39F during the winter months and lows of 48F to highs of 60F in the summer, with high humidities of 70% and higher all year round. Rain remains prevailant throughout the year heaviest is the Winter and Spring seasons. Snow will also fall anytime between November and April with amounts of 20 plus inches being recorded in the past. A large upper level system known as the Aleutian Low sits overhead meaning that the wind will blow most of the time. Fog will persist during those rare calm times. a record high of 110F has been recorded duringthe month of August. Though November is the most variant month for temperatures. A High of 100F was recorded around the 20th of November and a Record low of -62F was also recorded around the 15th of November. Home to awesome wildlife and breathtaking views, Dutch Harbor, Alaska is a place worth visiting.

Jefferson City, Missouri, USA: Missouri, A place where it's all happened, if it's weather it's happened in Missouri. From 8.5 Earthquakes to super blizzards to Tornadoes, Severe weather to stiffling heat and humidity to desert like wind storms to even stubborn hurricanes from the Gulf blowing in only to slowly fizzle out over head. Average Temperatures in Dec-Jan range from 15F lows to 45F highs and in July-August from 72F lows to 90F highs, but don't let the averages fool you. 9-12F highs are common in the winter and high's in the summer often reach 100F for days at a time then can cool to highs of 67F in the middle of July. Severe weather season is from about April to early June where hail will fall everyday somewhere in the state, though severe weather can strike any given day of the year here. Humidities can be as low as 5% in the winter and as high as 99% under temperatures of 97F in the summer. Record Low of -17F was recorded in December and a Record High of 122F has also been recorded here. This is the place to go to see awesome fall colors and brilliant sping blooms. Definetly a Four Season place.

St Anthony, NewFoundland: Welcome to the Canadian maritime. A unique land with very unique residents. With little barriers to hamper storm movement, each storm, be it a Noreaster formed deep in the Gulf of Mexico in winter, to Hurricanes in the fall, to freezing rain and blizzards from the Canadian mainland, most of the year here is spend under stormy conditions. With it's close placement to the ocean winters do remain warmer and summers cooler than the rest of Canada. Average temperatures of 3.2F/-16C low and 18.86F/-7.3C high in January to 46.4F/8C lows to 62.6F/17C highs in July. Average of 4.724inches/120mm of precipitation each month of the year for a total of 51.087inches/1297.6mm annually of which 505mm is in the form of snow. A Maximum Average snow depth of 43.3inches/110cm by March. The local people love to boast about the weather although St John's the provincial capital has the windiest days, cloudiest days, rainiest days, and foggiest days more so than any other place in Canada. So judge for yourself perfect weather or bad it's all relative i suppose =)

San Francisco, California: Welcome to the City By The Bay, The Home of the Golden Gate. San Francisco a city of hills and one-way streets has one of the mildest climates in the U.S.A. This is also known as the city that outgrew itself, houses here are no more than 6 inches or 15 cm apart, with a maximum population of 740,000, beings that it sits on only about 15 square miles of land. Earthquakes being the only natural risk here, with the famous 1906 8.2 earthquake and fire, a 6.0 (+/-) in 1957, and a 7.1 in October, 1989. Though residents tend to shake off the quakes with a timid laugh. Average Annual temperature is about 55F/12C. This is a city ruled by morning land breezes and afternoon sea breezes. Fog is common, in fact even counted upon here for it's romantic roll into the bay area, through the enchanting Golden Gate. Sitting surrounded by water on 3 of it's 4 sides keep it cool all year, with winter lows being around 45F with highs following about 55F/12C. Winter also is the rainy season, where rain falls at least every 2-3 days, adding to it's already damp reputation. Summers are NOT much warmers with lows in the 55F/12C range and highs maxing out at 70F. Fall on the other hand brings hot winds from the eastern deserts and also bring the danger for wildfires to the eastern hills on the other side of the bay, with high's around 90F and lows around 60F, and typically strong east winds of 20-30mph. During the remainder of the year, one can count on the fog burning off before 11am and rolling back in around 4pm. Keeping even the rare hot days short lived, bringing relief. Record Lows of 25F and Record Highs of 115F have been recorded here, though extremes such as those are a VERY rare occurance. Truly the weather enhances this beautiful and enchanting city's claim to romance. Many a soul have left their heart behind in San Francisco.

Easter Island: An island of mystery sitting hundreds of miles off the coast of Peru and quiet in the middle of nowhere sit the lonesome statues, one of the many types of residents of Easter Island. The Weather is not much of a mystery though as the strange things to be found there temperatures only change by 1 to 2 degrees from night to day humidity remains between 65% and 70% all year. Sitting in the doldrums means storms rarely come to Easter Island. Only temperature variations really occur during El Nino years when upwelling caused by current shifts when High and Low pressures in Australia and Tahiti, trade locations, bringing cooler water up from the depths of the Pacific Ocean and the temperatures sit right around 55-60F during these times otherwise remaining between 65-69F the rest of the time. Easter Island is home to some of the rarest wildlife on the planet unique only here. The Mysteries of Easter Island will far surpass it's relaxed weather.

Vaduz, Liechtenstein: Haling as one of the smallest countries on the planet, this tiny country nestled tightly between Switzerland and Austria enjoys rather mild weather. Cold Winters, 31°F/-0.5°C for highs 16°F/-8°C for lows in January. Summers remain cool to moderately warm in the Low 80F's for highs to mid 50F's for lows in July, on average. Anywhere from 1 to 5 inches of precipitation falling monthly, with an annual average of 37.5inches of rain and snow. Completly dominated all year by the climate of the Alps where wind can be unpredictable and snow storms develope in no time at all leaves the residents at times guessing, only in summer when the wind comes from the south can one say, "Tis gonna be warm today". But the relaxed aura of the area leads one to it's quaint and picturesque views over weather concerns here.

Quito, Ecuador: Bienvienidos A Quito, Ecuador. Sitting At 8200ft/2300m of elevation and located only a few feet from the Equator means that very little changes for weather here. Quito sits towards the northern quarter of the Andes, with the tropical Amazon jungle less than 100miles/160km to the east and about the same from the Pacific Ocean to the west, means this place sees lots of moisture. Ocean temperatures of 65F/19C and jungle temperatures of near 100F/38C year round places Quito in a tight place. The delicate balance of both influences keeps Quito at a fair level for rain, 49 inches annually, with an annual temperature average of 54F/12C. This means that lows never get below 40F and never top 55F, and highs never get lower than 55F and never higher than 70F, all year. Like Easter Island, Quito is also dependent on ocean temperatures, when the El Nino/La Nina season come means dramatic changes in rain. During El Nino months when water temperatures lower, Quito recieves an overload of rain, bringing catastophic floods and neverending rain. The opposite applies for La Nina years, meaning drought and famine. Though the Amoazon is a great influence of the climate here, it only contibutes to rapid rising heat from the east meeting with the cooler pacific to the west. So....when you here about El Nino, remember the ones at the source.

Nakuru, Kenya: Welcome to the famed mountain jungle of Africa. Sitting at 6500ft and also located on the Equator leaves Nakuru with near perfect weather. High's in the mid 60's and Lows in the upper 50's (15-20C) all year with spotty afternoon and evening thunderstorms a frequent occurance. This is a land of flamingoes, giraffes, large acacia trees and breathtaking sunsets. This area relies on the moisture brought from nearby mountains thru a vast network of rivers and lakes, making this area very venerable to drought. If the sadistic Harmattan from the Sahara are strong enough they can cut off the moisture supply from the Indian Ocean, bringing sweltering heat, brutally dry NW winds, sinister sandstorms, and rich vegetation craving insects, resulting in years of drought, famine, and misery. A very delicate balance lies here, with some geologists beleiving the Sahara is growing further, in an unproven theory called Desertification. No matter the true fact of whether Desertification is real or not may never be known, but the climatic cycle continues to spin round and round :-P

Auki, Solomon Islands: A Visitors Paradise yet a natives heartache. A land of unknown treasures and miseries. A prized possession by both the Japanese and Americans as a base of operations in World War 2, more than 400,000 people would die in 6 months for possession of these Southern Jewels. Atolls such as the Solomons have long been the source of Legends and Liturature since their fortunate discovery in the 1500's. In the 1520's when Magellan was making his famed voyage around the world, after months of drifting in the doldrums (naval talk for the region of the Pacific near the equator where even the lightest breeze doesn't exist for sometimes weeks at a time), stumbled, quite to his blessing, upon what we call Micronesia. Upon exploration discovered that islands less than 10 miles/ 16 km apart from each other had such contrasting climates, one island recieving up to 100 inhces of rain a year and the other not seeing even an inch of rain all year. Here the temperature never varies more than 1 or 2 degrees, staying at 81F to 82F or 27C for those using the celsius scale, 24 hours a day 365 days a year. The "Dry" Islands only see rain when South Pacific Typhoons blow through, and the "Wet" Islands seeing upwards of 120 inches of rain without typhoons annually, and over 500 inches of rain during Active Typhoon seasons. Magellan wrote how he loved the tropical paradise, but the dull and relentless humid weather just was a killer. 7 months after leaving the Solomon Islands, Magellan was to die from a then unknown tropical disease, still lethal today, in the Phillipines, probably aquired at the Solomons. It remains unknown how the native people came to live here on these widely spread Archipelagos and Atolls so remote from the continental peoples. Their exsistence has for thousands of years hung on a tight string from nature then modern mankind. Paradise or Prize ???

Guam, USA: Guam's climate is pleasantly warm year-round. The mean annual temperature is 81 degrees; generally, the range is from the low 70s to the middle 80s. The coolest and least humid months, marked by prevailing westerly tradewinds, are in December through February. Although the warmest months are from March through August, the refreshing trade winds blow steadily. The annual rainfall totals 80 to 110 inches. There are two seasons, the dry and the rainy. The dry season, "fanumnangan," begins in December through June. The rainy season, "fanuchanan," falls within the remaining months. And it's because of the weather that Guam has been a place of strategy and turmoil. Discovered in the 1530's by the Portuguese, Guam has bounced from one national possession to other ever since it's discovery. From the 16th century until the 1870's Guam was the source of many wars between England, France, Holland, and Portugal, as the "perfect" port of trade where the European traders could dock to avoid strict Chinese customs. In the 1870's Germany aquired possesion of the entire Mariana's Island Chain, including Guam, after a war with France. After World War 1, Germany lost possesion of the Mariana's to the Japanese Empire. Under Japanese control Guam was used as a base of operations, one of the bases used to coorodinate the Pearl Harbor Attack of 1941. After years of struggle Guam became a Naval Strategical Staging Ground for the USA, and a legal possesion of the USA. One particular large downfall to Guam is it lies in the main path of West Pacific Typhoons, meaning than a typhoon could strike anytime from March until Mid December. Quite a history for quite the paradise.

Provo, Utah, USA: One of the cleanest cities on the planet and my new home, Provo, Utah at 4575 feet above sea level, sits at the base of the mighty Wasatch mountains which are the second most noted landmark in Utah, topped only by the very smelly Great Salt Lake, about 75 miles to the NorthWest. This is a very dry climate here, dewpoints remain in the teens thru most of the year, except during winter where dewpoints rise near 25F/-3C. Winters tend to be chilly, but rather mild, High's from 22F/-6C to 45F/7C are the normal, followed by lows from 0F/-18C to 20F/-7C during the nights. Wind is nonexistant here, except in the early spring, due to a persistent High that centers itself over the Salt Lake most of the year, Snow is frequent usually depositing 2-12 inches with each passing storm. Spring time is rather unpredictable, where Winter like weather changes to mild 70F/21C degree weather and back in a few days, with winds being 10-25 mph. Late season snows as late as May are common, and sometimes dense fog settles in anywhere from Mid October to Mid April. Summers are Mild and Dry, with an average temperature of 86F/30C with cool days being in the low 70'sF/22-25C and rare "hot" days of 105F/40C occuring on occasion. Lows stay warm rarely dipping below 72F/22C. The Heat is easy to beat here due to the fact of the mountains staying in the 70'sF/22-25C during the day. As the nights get cooler the fall colors are spectacular. Temps ranging from 76F/24C to lows of 45F/7C till November, when the freezes become common. Welcome to Provo, Utah a calm, clean place where skier rules!!!