@josephpattonwx.bsky.social
lightning researcher in Maryland. "GLM evangelist". former NWS forecaster. meteorology BS OU, MS FSU. Louisiana born, raised, and frequently. opinions my own and do not represent any organizations
oof good to know. I use WSL2 a ton to run data on my personal and work machines
seeing all of my friends in New Orleans for #AMS2025 posting their local beers on untapped is awesome. this is the Second Line Batture Blonde Ale and it's delicious
god I forgot someecards existed
just FYI, the Wordle Bot "My Picks" is not playing as if a computer were starting at the beginning. those picks are simply which possible words would've eliminated the most remaining possibilities at each turn based on the info you have. it's not a measure of the most efficient way to play the game
it's not. on this run. it starts on Saturday, January 4th
(it's also not going to happen, but, alas)
just in time for me to fly back to DC 😀
paid $2.95/gal in DC earlier this week
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yeah people somehow think it's a good thing to leave half a million Americans without paychecks over Christmas. sometimes it's not about winning or losing or leverage. there's $100B in hurricane relief, another $10B to farmers. it doesn't concede the debt limit. it's good
Occluding cyclone in the middle of the subtropical North Atlantic, forecast to move west which would lead to fronts being shed. 🐻⌚️
it is both sad & hilarious that opposing Trump is so toxic for the right they have to go along with whatever he says to stay in Congress (this is the definition of fascism, but that's another story). when what he says happens to be what Dems want... well conservatives just have to deal with it
The drones also took my sense of smell! Time to leave a terrible review for Yankee Candles.
The world's richest man managed to take $190 million away from a *child cancer research center* with his posts yesterday. Funding now stripped in the new bill.
kind of crazy to see that a hurricane has never made landfall in Virginia, Maryland, or Delaware in ~170 years of recorded history. I wonder if that will generally hold true into the future as climate change promotes stronger jet streams and more steering of TCs away from the US in the mid-latitudes
got my travel lined up for the next few months:
Christmas - ✈️NOLA
mid-January - ✈️NOLA again (AMS)
mid-February - 🚗Pittsburgh for a friend's birthday
mid-March - ✈️OKC/Norman for a live @thedollop & to see OU friends
let me know if you want to catch up in one of those spots!
Some perspective for people who are saying they hope there is a government shutdown. Government workers are real people. Your friends, your neighbors, even maybe your family. Some of us are still required to work during a shutdown, and guess what? We do not get paid for that work until…(1/2)
A major loss for the OU and earth science communities. I will always remember my 1-on-1 meeting w/ Berrien during a faculty interview. Despite being the dean w/ a million responsibilities, he had actually taken the time to read my application & was so excited and supportive. Truly a great man ❤️
Here's an analysis of the LRC's ability to predict long-term temperatures...
Halfway into December, and it's not looking good... So far, you'd be better off just calling every day "normal" and take your hits that way. Using LRC was worse than NOT MAKING A FORECAST.
#WIwx
Trump is still quite proud of Operation Warp Speed. he will be more pro-vaccine than people think, even with RFK Jr
combining red and white sauces?? what in the fresh hell is this
is this.... not how everyone watches TV? I guess I've been doing this since back when most TVs were dumb TVs so I had to do it with my phone via Chromecast
one of the "drones" he posted about (this is the well-known Cessna Citation, literally the most common business jet in the world)
Hey all, I’ve been co-coordinating a journalism workshop for DMV-area high school students for the last few years and applications have opened for next year’s program.
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the comments were all people like "yeah man, totally agree. great advice. love following this page!" the few people that were like "stick to weather", which is something they absolutely would've said to anyone else (e.g., "stick to sports"), were heckled and laughed at
there's a weather enthusiast facebook page that focuses on southeast Louisiana where I'm from and he has gone full nutjob on the drones. he posted a long rant yesterday that included:
-the current administration is planning a hostile takeover
-9/11 was an inside job
-doomsday prepping
when the round trip tickets dip below $200, that's usually when I buy
yeah I was looking at prices there earlier this year and I was surprised to find rent prices were almost as bad as DC
METAR xkcd.com/3024
I try to go back home a few times a year. you can get cheap direct flights on Southwest usually
I'll be there next week!
