Editor's Corner

Holiday greetings!

The other day, while rummaging around on the internet, I ran across a brief list of weather-related words, some of which I’d never heard before. So, I started looking a little more intentionally and found a few more that I thought I’d share with you. Now that summer is a distant memory, and the autumn leaves are mostly a thing of the past, and winter is upon us, it seems like a good time to talk about the weather.

One of my workmates prefers the long, snowy winters in Michigan to the endless sunny days in Southern California. And my spouse absolutely loves stormy days. While I snuggle up on the couch with my dog and a book, he bundles up and disappears for hours out into the downpour, like it’s some kind of cleansing ritual—and I guess it is, because he comes back happy and renewed. To each their own.

I hope that the following weather words help you appreciate whatever conditions you’re experiencing.

• bombogenesis: the process by which a storm intensifies in a very short amount of time
• derecho: a fast moving line of ferocious thunderstorms
• drouth: the perfect weather during which to dry clothes
• firenado: a tornado made of fire
• haboob: an intense sandstorm
• mizzle: a light or fine rain
• scud: a sudden brief rush of wind
• swullocking: humid
• toad strangler: an extremely heavy downpour of rain that can often lead to flash flooding
• virga: a ghostly precipitation that never makes it to the ground
• williwaws: violent squalls

Whatever your weather, I hope you have a lovely day and the happiest holiday season.

Donna Bradley Burcher |Technical Editor, Advisory | jack henry

Pronouns she/her/hers

Remote – CA

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