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Our Office:
The Office of the Texas State Climatologist (OSC) is housed in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences, College of Geosciences, Texas A&M University. The OSC serves as a clearinghouse for climate information for the state of Texas. The OSC issues regular climate updates and conducts research on climate monitoring and climate prediction in Texas and the southern United States. The OSC is an AASC-Recognized State Climate Office. The OSC receives its base funding from Texas A&M University.
The State Climatologist is John Nielsen-Gammon, who became State Climatologist in 2000 following the retirement of John Griffiths. Also affiliated with OSC are research associate Brent McRoberts and undergraduate Marissa Pazos.
Currently active research projects include a study of the local and regional causes of summertime drought in Texas, an assessment of meteorological conditions that lead to high levels of air pollution in eastern Texas, the development of tools to better monitor rapidly-changing drought conditions at the county scale, the production of a decade-by-decade climate atlas for Texas, and an investigation of decade-scale historical variations in climate in Texas and New Mexico.
Office of the Texas State Climatologist Reports:
Current Texas Weekly Summary: December 7, 2009 - posted 12/7/2009
Current Texas Monthly Summary: January 2010 - posted 2/2/2010
Current Easterwood Field/College Station Monthly Summary: January 2010 -- posted 2/2/2010
Current Societal Impacts of Climate on Texas Report: January 2010 -- posted 2/2/2010
Highlights and Recent Work:
Pricing Guide for OSC Services
Texas Drought Analysis Maps
Assessment of the Meteorological Severity of the 2008-2009 Texas Drought through July 2009 (NEW!)
by John Nielsen-Gammon and Brent McRoberts
March 2009 Snowfall Officially Sets Texas State Record (NEW!)
Texas and Oklahoma's Greatest Hits - The most significant weather events to strike Texas and Oklahoma
by John Nielsen-Gammon and Howard Johnson
Texas Weather Connection -- Great site containing archived weather data, drought data, and potential evapotranspiration (PET) data
The following are links to Texas climatic resources:
The General Climate of Texas
National Climatic Data Center
Southern Regional Climate Center
Other Climate Resources
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