US EditionJohn Wheeler: Old-fashioned forecasting method often led to inspired insights
- John Wheeler became Chief Meteorologist for WDAY in Fargo, North Dakota, starting in May 1985.
- His family's move from the South to the Midwest during his teenage years fostered his interest in weather and climate.
- During his teenage years, Wheeler resided in both Wisconsin and Iowa before earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Meteorology from Iowa State University in 1984.
- Before joining WDAY, Wheeler worked at WOI-TV in central Iowa and noted that computers now handle most weather analysis.
- Wheeler believes that hand-analysis remains the best way to understand weather despite growing computer use in forecasting.
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John Wheeler: Old-fashioned forecasting method often led to inspired insights
FARGO — In the 1980s, when this meteorologist was a college student and then a young professional, it was my twice daily task to copy the coded weather station observations onto a map and then draw the isobars, isotherms, isopleths and other contour lines for weather analysis. My first effort took about three hours; but after a few months, I could easily plot and analyze a weather map of the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest in less than half an…
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