"The authority in expert weather." Weather at a
glance, and forecasts for each of the next 10 days. A bit slow to load,
but provides direct links to averages and records for nearly every
datum shown. Great weather maps, even if they are for the continental
USA. (9/09)
"What the weather is normally like for tens of
thousands of places worldwide!" Average temperature; average max/min
temperature; average rainfall — that kind of stuff. Presented by the
month. Compiled from public sources; not all data is available for all
locations. Fast and simple. (9/09)
Boring
most of the year, but it can be interesting when local rivers reach
flood stage. You'll need to agree to a disclaimer to get
access to the data. (9/09)
Provides
"a
freely-accessible publication on the Internet where the public can
obtain new satellite imagery and scientific information about our home
planet. The focus is on Earth's climate and environmental change."(7/05)
"The United
States Naval
Meteorology and
Oceanography Command (NMOC) provides critical information from the
ocean depths to the most distant reaches of space, meeting needs in the
military, scientific, and civilian communities." The Portal provides
access to a variety of sites, including the U.S.
Naval Observatory (USNO) and the Joint
Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC). (9/09)
Tide
predictions from around the globe. Quite literally. It's a good thing
that there's a search engine to find your point of interest, because
the organization is a bit strange. Sunrise and sunset times are
included in the output. (7/05)
Latitude/longitude
for any population center — or
enter the co-ordinates and see what's there. Geographical info
summaries, currency conversions, local time also provided. Map clip art
also available free. But lots of pop-ups. You might want to disable
Javascript before you go here. (7/05)
Tides
and
current tables -- and graphs -- for almost anywhere. The software that
drives this program is Unix freeware and is available here. Ports
to other platforms (including Palm O/S) are available here.
(7/05)
Provides
mapping services which can locate an address or other point of interest
-- on any scale. And can overlay a satellite shot if you want it. But
Google Maps does it better. (7/07)
A
well-executed use of the technology. Save the maps you need on Google's
servers, and edit them to highlight the information you want to point
out. Then provide a link to whoever needs the map. Google uses
better-quality satellite shots than MapQuest, too.(7/07)
The
other official time source for the United States. This one provides
time stated to be accurate to a few deciseconds, and a
continuously-updated display of the parts of the globe that are in
sunlight and darkness. Quite attractive, but needs Java. The site also
provides links to other exhibits related to timekeeping. (9/09)
"Any time,
anywhere". Gives you a link you can
bookmark for a clock showing the time zone of your choice. And it loads
very
quickly. Also available on this site: Chaos Software's
(formerly iSBiSTER International, Inc.) freeware utility
for syncing your computer's clock with an atomic clock time server —
very handy if you need to re-set your computer's clock frequently.
(9/09)
