Dr. Jeremy Gibbs
@gibbs.science
Physical scientist at the NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory. I use math and computers to study the atmospheric boundary layer, storms, and stuff.
does version 2 work? no. but there is this dumb-shit logo.
January 14, 2026 at 6:08 AM
does version 2 work? no. but there is this dumb-shit logo.
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December 2025 was the driest on record for Oklahoma, 2nd driest for Arkansas, 3rd for Missouri and Texas, and 4th for Kansas. Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming had extremely wet Decembers ranking in their top 10.
#precipitation #drought 🧪
www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monit...
#precipitation #drought 🧪
www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monit...
January 13, 2026 at 5:31 PM
December 2025 was the driest on record for Oklahoma, 2nd driest for Arkansas, 3rd for Missouri and Texas, and 4th for Kansas. Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming had extremely wet Decembers ranking in their top 10.
#precipitation #drought 🧪
www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monit...
#precipitation #drought 🧪
www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monit...
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This is one of my favorite ways to visualize #SeaLevelRise...
With another year of verified water levels at Key West behind us now (as of today), here's the updated version of this chart I've been making for the past decade or so. 🧪🌊
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With another year of verified water levels at Key West behind us now (as of today), here's the updated version of this chart I've been making for the past decade or so. 🧪🌊
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January 13, 2026 at 12:40 AM
This is one of my favorite ways to visualize #SeaLevelRise...
With another year of verified water levels at Key West behind us now (as of today), here's the updated version of this chart I've been making for the past decade or so. 🧪🌊
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With another year of verified water levels at Key West behind us now (as of today), here's the updated version of this chart I've been making for the past decade or so. 🧪🌊
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A deeper dive into the claim that Oklahoma became the "Lightning Capital of the United States".
Learn about lightning capitals, lightning detection, and why Florida still reigns supreme.
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Learn about lightning capitals, lightning detection, and why Florida still reigns supreme.
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www.linkedin.com/pulse/did-ok...
January 12, 2026 at 9:16 PM
A deeper dive into the claim that Oklahoma became the "Lightning Capital of the United States".
Learn about lightning capitals, lightning detection, and why Florida still reigns supreme.
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www.linkedin.com/pulse/did-ok...
Learn about lightning capitals, lightning detection, and why Florida still reigns supreme.
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www.linkedin.com/pulse/did-ok...
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JUST IN: Judge Mehta rules that Trump/Russ Vought's termination of environmental grants during the shutdown — targeted solely at states that voted for Kamala Harris — violated the 5th Amendment's Equal Protection clause and orders them restored.
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
January 12, 2026 at 6:04 PM
JUST IN: Judge Mehta rules that Trump/Russ Vought's termination of environmental grants during the shutdown — targeted solely at states that voted for Kamala Harris — violated the 5th Amendment's Equal Protection clause and orders them restored.
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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1/7th of our 35 January tornadoes occurred last Thursday with a preliminary count of 5, and nearly half have come in the last 7 years. The spring severe weather season towers over the rest of the year, however. No secret there! ticker.mesonet.org #okwx #okmesonet
January 12, 2026 at 3:23 PM
1/7th of our 35 January tornadoes occurred last Thursday with a preliminary count of 5, and nearly half have come in the last 7 years. The spring severe weather season towers over the rest of the year, however. No secret there! ticker.mesonet.org #okwx #okmesonet
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WFO Norman has confirmed four tornadoes from this morning’s storms
OUN issues Damage Survey PNS (Max: EF1) at Jan 8, 8:27 PM CST ...NWS Damage Survey for 1/8/26 Tornado Event... Link
January 9, 2026 at 2:34 AM
WFO Norman has confirmed four tornadoes from this morning’s storms
I remember running a local large-eddy simulation on my desktop in grad school and being okay with it taking 7 days to run. Now, I am grumpy when I have to wait for more than an hour on my laptop.
a man in a suit and tie is dancing in a field .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is dancing in a field .
media.tenor.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:45 PM
I remember running a local large-eddy simulation on my desktop in grad school and being okay with it taking 7 days to run. Now, I am grumpy when I have to wait for more than an hour on my laptop.
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An NWS AI generated graphic with crazy placenames has went viral, potentially jeopardizing trust in the NWS and in extremely promising AI meteorological applications. We need to be clear about the various AI technologies in question - and be cautious of generating "AI slop." tinyurl.com/3ds83yn2
Will "AI Slop" derail a potential revolution in weather forecasting?
NWS issues with AI generated graphics raises concerns. In weather, record warmth feeds risks of severe weather and flash flooding.
tinyurl.com
January 7, 2026 at 6:29 PM
An NWS AI generated graphic with crazy placenames has went viral, potentially jeopardizing trust in the NWS and in extremely promising AI meteorological applications. We need to be clear about the various AI technologies in question - and be cautious of generating "AI slop." tinyurl.com/3ds83yn2
I worry the framing of the first phrase is leading people to misattribute the errors described in the second. Yes, there is a push to incorporate ML/AI techniques to augment and/or complement prediction models. But the map was seemingly just a poor attempt by an LLM/whatevs to display existing data.
Amid a big agency push to use AI models in weather prediction, the National Weather Service shared a forecast map riddled with spelling mistakes, non-existent locations and other geographical errors.
‘Whata Bod’: An AI-generated NWS map invented fake towns in Idaho
Amid a big agency push to use AI models in weather prediction, an AI-generated forecast graphic with errors was pulled from NWS sites.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 7, 2026 at 4:18 AM
I worry the framing of the first phrase is leading people to misattribute the errors described in the second. Yes, there is a push to incorporate ML/AI techniques to augment and/or complement prediction models. But the map was seemingly just a poor attempt by an LLM/whatevs to display existing data.
Norman pals: the city is hosting a resource fair and warrant clearing event next Wed, January 14, at The Well from 1-4 pm.
Folks are able to clear certain municipal warrants in a safe setting.There will be materials to mend clothing, stylists to help those needing a trim, and more.
Folks are able to clear certain municipal warrants in a safe setting.There will be materials to mend clothing, stylists to help those needing a trim, and more.
January 7, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Norman pals: the city is hosting a resource fair and warrant clearing event next Wed, January 14, at The Well from 1-4 pm.
Folks are able to clear certain municipal warrants in a safe setting.There will be materials to mend clothing, stylists to help those needing a trim, and more.
Folks are able to clear certain municipal warrants in a safe setting.There will be materials to mend clothing, stylists to help those needing a trim, and more.
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Students in the atmospheric and related sciences: are you looking for a summer internship? I've just updated my listing of summer internships for the 2026 application cycle. Most deadlines are coming up in January & February!
#weather #climate #reu #research
clarkevanswx.github.io/education/un...
#weather #climate #reu #research
clarkevanswx.github.io/education/un...
Research Internships – Clark Evans, Ph.D.
clarkevanswx.github.io
January 1, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Students in the atmospheric and related sciences: are you looking for a summer internship? I've just updated my listing of summer internships for the 2026 application cycle. Most deadlines are coming up in January & February!
#weather #climate #reu #research
clarkevanswx.github.io/education/un...
#weather #climate #reu #research
clarkevanswx.github.io/education/un...
Don’t let resolution grinches get you down. The start of a year is a great time to set a goal for yourself. So set your goal and do the work and be proud that you want to be better at something.
December 31, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Don’t let resolution grinches get you down. The start of a year is a great time to set a goal for yourself. So set your goal and do the work and be proud that you want to be better at something.
Not shown is their top song: “Ricochet” by Shiny Toy Guns. All they do is play the intro on repeat.
“Watch your head spin like a mesocyclone”
“Watch your head spin like a mesocyclone”
December 31, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Not shown is their top song: “Ricochet” by Shiny Toy Guns. All they do is play the intro on repeat.
“Watch your head spin like a mesocyclone”
“Watch your head spin like a mesocyclone”
Today is our Christmas celebration and my family treated me to a new outfit so I can be more professional at work.
December 28, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Today is our Christmas celebration and my family treated me to a new outfit so I can be more professional at work.
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This was very fun to work on, emerging from student class projects a few years ago. How sharp can a cold front get? We were able to point to some answers.
It hasn't been cold this December, but 3 years ago it got cold in a hurry. Do you remember the cold front on December 21, 2022? It was extreme in all kinds of ways, which you can read about in this blog post.
Among the highlights: the temperature dropped almost 25°F in ten seconds in Akron! #cowx
Among the highlights: the temperature dropped almost 25°F in ten seconds in Akron! #cowx
A look back at the "big chill" from three years ago - Colorado Climate Blog
There hasn’t been much cold weather to speak of so far this winter in Colorado. [In case you missed it, here’s last week’s post with a look at those numbers, which are pretty bleak if you like winter....
climate.colostate.edu
December 23, 2025 at 4:44 PM
This was very fun to work on, emerging from student class projects a few years ago. How sharp can a cold front get? We were able to point to some answers.
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Among all the other things, our museum is in a precarious place. kfor.com/news/local/n...
kfor.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Among all the other things, our museum is in a precarious place. kfor.com/news/local/n...
Welcome to Actual Winter®, which is superior to Statistical Convenience Masquerading as Legitimate Winter®. I do acknowledge Let’s Be Real, It’s Hard to Define Seasons on a Revolving Ellipsoid Winter®.
Blessings to you!
Blessings to you!
December 21, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Welcome to Actual Winter®, which is superior to Statistical Convenience Masquerading as Legitimate Winter®. I do acknowledge Let’s Be Real, It’s Hard to Define Seasons on a Revolving Ellipsoid Winter®.
Blessings to you!
Blessings to you!
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“In short, the atomic ensemble time scale at our Boulder campus has failed due to a prolonged utility power outage. One impact is that the Boulder Internet Time Services no longer have an accurate time reference.”
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Primary time scale failure at NIST Boulder campus; significant impact on NTP services
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December 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
“In short, the atomic ensemble time scale at our Boulder campus has failed due to a prolonged utility power outage. One impact is that the Boulder Internet Time Services no longer have an accurate time reference.”
groups.google.com/a/list.nist....
groups.google.com/a/list.nist....
One of my favorite activities the past three years has been serving on the high-performance computing allocations panel for the Computational and Information Systems Laboratory at NCAR. I’m always amazed by the breadth and depth of the computational atmospheric research supported by NCAR.
December 17, 2025 at 4:05 AM
One of my favorite activities the past three years has been serving on the high-performance computing allocations panel for the Computational and Information Systems Laboratory at NCAR. I’m always amazed by the breadth and depth of the computational atmospheric research supported by NCAR.
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There isn't a single problem "solved" by edtech that couldn't be fixed with smaller classes led by well-paid teachers given real academic freedom
December 12, 2025 at 6:23 PM
There isn't a single problem "solved" by edtech that couldn't be fixed with smaller classes led by well-paid teachers given real academic freedom
For no reason at all, here is near-surface potential temperature from a paper in 2016 where we looked at ways to evaluate the temperature structure parameter: one without mean wind and one with a 6 m/s wind. Grids are 2016x2016x1008 with 4-m spacing in the horizontal and 2-m spacing in the vertical.
December 12, 2025 at 10:08 PM
For no reason at all, here is near-surface potential temperature from a paper in 2016 where we looked at ways to evaluate the temperature structure parameter: one without mean wind and one with a 6 m/s wind. Grids are 2016x2016x1008 with 4-m spacing in the horizontal and 2-m spacing in the vertical.
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One of my neighbors has been putting up these fish facts posters. All kinds of different fish, marine, freshwater, deep, shallow, all kinds. This is a good one. “Stg this real fish” took me out. Good work, neighbor.
December 12, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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“Why do science when you can reorganize your desk?” remains undefeated.
December 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
“Why do science when you can reorganize your desk?” remains undefeated.