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Al Conklin, Chief Meteorologist at WBTV, joins the Carolina Outdoors to talk all things meteorology. Listen to how his interest in weather was sparked, why it’s been so hot recently, what “heat index” even means, what to expect this winter, and more.
What to Know:
- Al Conklin grew up in the Hudson Valley in New York.
- Have you been wondering why it’s been so hot lately? Tropical air coming out of the Gulf creates a heat dome, which is a ridge of high pressure.
- Recent August weather has been the longest stretch of 90+ degree days in Charlotte since May.
- The Carolinas experience tropical, humid heat because of our location in relation to the Gulf.
- The concept of “wind chill” developed in World War II, when the wind had effects on exposed skin of soldiers.
- What even is heat index? Learn about what that temperature means on your weather app.
- Looking forward to the winter, Al predicts a wetter and milder winter this year. Listen to hear about what El Niño is, and how that phenomenon affects our weather.
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