Randy Chase
@dopplerchase.bsky.social
Atmospheric Data Scientist @ tomorrow.io | Atmos AI Engineer 🤖 | μ-wave Nephologist ☁️ | Atmos PhD UofIllinois | #BillsMafia #Illini | he/him | Opinions my own |
Some wild stats happening with this pattern …
Salt Lake City summer minimum of 59F is so crazy that in over 140 years there have never been higher minimums than this IN NOVEMBER
(Nov high Min record 59F Nov 2nd,2005).
We are witnessing on of the top most extreme events in 140+ years of US climatic history.
(Nov high Min record 59F Nov 2nd,2005).
We are witnessing on of the top most extreme events in 140+ years of US climatic history.
Absolutely insane what s going on in USA:
Monthly records pulverized by hundreds in over a dozen States with unbelievable margins:
For example Salt Lake City UT Minimum of 59F is SEVEN degrees F higher than the previous monthly record.
Thousands of records coming next days...
Monthly records pulverized by hundreds in over a dozen States with unbelievable margins:
For example Salt Lake City UT Minimum of 59F is SEVEN degrees F higher than the previous monthly record.
Thousands of records coming next days...
December 24, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Some wild stats happening with this pattern …
the 2025 numbers are in, 1 in 10 meteorology papers now mention ML in the abstract 🤯
December 22, 2025 at 9:58 PM
the 2025 numbers are in, 1 in 10 meteorology papers now mention ML in the abstract 🤯
19 days of Tule (TOO-lee) fog as seen from low earth orbit. Learn more here: science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-...
December 13, 2025 at 7:04 PM
19 days of Tule (TOO-lee) fog as seen from low earth orbit. Learn more here: science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-...
“She’s a beaut, Clark!” Picked up an old satellite tv antenna to add to my at home radio/microwave tinkering. Hopefully will listen in to some direct broadcasts from low earth orbit
December 9, 2025 at 3:34 AM
“She’s a beaut, Clark!” Picked up an old satellite tv antenna to add to my at home radio/microwave tinkering. Hopefully will listen in to some direct broadcasts from low earth orbit
December 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Celebrating a small milestone today 🎉 Our ML tutorial paper was cited 100 times. I am glad this work is out there, being read.
If you haven't seen the paper or code yet:
paper: journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal...
code: github.com/ai2es/WAF_ML...
If you haven't seen the paper or code yet:
paper: journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal...
code: github.com/ai2es/WAF_ML...
December 1, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Celebrating a small milestone today 🎉 Our ML tutorial paper was cited 100 times. I am glad this work is out there, being read.
If you haven't seen the paper or code yet:
paper: journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal...
code: github.com/ai2es/WAF_ML...
If you haven't seen the paper or code yet:
paper: journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal...
code: github.com/ai2es/WAF_ML...
I know the turkey is the star today, but here in Salt Lake its also that time of year where other birds show up on the radar. Here is a fun gif from last night 👇 Just another thing you notice, by just watching the radar from time to time. 10 out of 10 would recommend
November 27, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I know the turkey is the star today, but here in Salt Lake its also that time of year where other birds show up on the radar. Here is a fun gif from last night 👇 Just another thing you notice, by just watching the radar from time to time. 10 out of 10 would recommend
If I told you this was Utah, would you believe me? Love having train options in the valley
November 26, 2025 at 3:23 PM
If I told you this was Utah, would you believe me? Love having train options in the valley
Here in SLC, we have been locked in a low stratus cloud (image 1) keeping things cool and damp. You can leave this gloomy day by a quick travel up one of the canyons (image 2). Local ceilometer shows the clouds in bright blue/purple/white (image 3). Sounding to round out the deep dive 😶🌫️
November 23, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Here in SLC, we have been locked in a low stratus cloud (image 1) keeping things cool and damp. You can leave this gloomy day by a quick travel up one of the canyons (image 2). Local ceilometer shows the clouds in bright blue/purple/white (image 3). Sounding to round out the deep dive 😶🌫️
I’m glad turning it on and off fixes many problems because sys admin on orbit sounds like a wild job
It is not easy to build data centers here on Earth. There is not enough capacity on our energy grid to power everything. That may get worse as people demand more and more AI. So a couple companies, including Google, have now announced that they are exploring building data centers in space.
Data Centers in Space + A.I. Policy on the Right + A Gemini History Mystery
“As you may have noticed, it is not easy to build data centers here on Earth.”
nyti.ms
November 20, 2025 at 8:50 PM
I’m glad turning it on and off fixes many problems because sys admin on orbit sounds like a wild job
Local aerosols say hi 👋 (looking west from Utah campus)
November 11, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Local aerosols say hi 👋 (looking west from Utah campus)
Reposted by Randy Chase
Applications are open for the @ncar-cisl.bsky.social SIParCS summer internship program! It's a great opportunity for computationally-inclined students to get experience with real-world research problems spanning computational and Earth System Science. Link: ucar.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UCAR_C...
2026 SIParCS Undergraduate Student Internships
Job Description Summary: The Summer Internships in Parallel Computational Science (SIParCS) program at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) offers graduate students and undergraduates w...
ucar.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Applications are open for the @ncar-cisl.bsky.social SIParCS summer internship program! It's a great opportunity for computationally-inclined students to get experience with real-world research problems spanning computational and Earth System Science. Link: ucar.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UCAR_C...
🌀On the snap of my fingers, everyone will agree that NOAA and NSF should continue to do fundamental weather research 🫰
Alrighty, ready to see something really cool? (and maybe a little nauseating)
The evolution of Hurricane Melissa's mesovortices at peak strength.
The evolution of Hurricane Melissa's mesovortices at peak strength.
October 30, 2025 at 12:30 AM
🌀On the snap of my fingers, everyone will agree that NOAA and NSF should continue to do fundamental weather research 🫰
Some interesting views from low earth orbit of the effects of Melissa on land/ocean. Check out the brownish ocean color near land in the second picture. Sediment runoff
Before and after #HurricaneMelissa …ocean upwelling viewed from NOAA-21
October 29, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Some interesting views from low earth orbit of the effects of Melissa on land/ocean. Check out the brownish ocean color near land in the second picture. Sediment runoff
Reposted by Randy Chase
Calling all prospective grad students! 🚨
Come learn about CliMAS during our annual Prospective Graduate Student Webinar - featuring our internationally recognized on campus and online MS and PhD programs.
RSVP here to receive a Zoom link: forms.gle/CYsLWz5uoRNm....
Come learn about CliMAS during our annual Prospective Graduate Student Webinar - featuring our internationally recognized on campus and online MS and PhD programs.
RSVP here to receive a Zoom link: forms.gle/CYsLWz5uoRNm....
October 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Calling all prospective grad students! 🚨
Come learn about CliMAS during our annual Prospective Graduate Student Webinar - featuring our internationally recognized on campus and online MS and PhD programs.
RSVP here to receive a Zoom link: forms.gle/CYsLWz5uoRNm....
Come learn about CliMAS during our annual Prospective Graduate Student Webinar - featuring our internationally recognized on campus and online MS and PhD programs.
RSVP here to receive a Zoom link: forms.gle/CYsLWz5uoRNm....
Ever wonder what the second-wettest 24 hours on record in Salt Lake City looks like? A strong shortwave passed through on Saturday, delivering a rare all-day rain and dropping 2.39 inches at the airport!
October 7, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Ever wonder what the second-wettest 24 hours on record in Salt Lake City looks like? A strong shortwave passed through on Saturday, delivering a rare all-day rain and dropping 2.39 inches at the airport!
Love the visible marker of winter approaching
October 5, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Love the visible marker of winter approaching
Fall in Salt Lake. A short story 🍃
September 30, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Fall in Salt Lake. A short story 🍃
Overpass from two of tomorrow’s sounders this morning of Ragasa showing a concentric eyewall
September 23, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Overpass from two of tomorrow’s sounders this morning of Ragasa showing a concentric eyewall
Love fall cold fronts 🍃
September 22, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Love fall cold fronts 🍃
Reposted by Randy Chase
Want to come work for the National Hurricane Center, #NHC? There are two new job postings that were just announced yesterday. The 1st opportunity is a position within the #Hurricane Specialist Unit, #HSU:
GS-13 Hurricane Specialist Position -- www.usajobs.gov/job/845559000
GS-13 Hurricane Specialist Position -- www.usajobs.gov/job/845559000
Meteorologist
This position is located in the National Weather Service (NWS), National Hurricane Center (NHC), with one vacancy in Miami, FL.
www.usajobs.gov
September 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Want to come work for the National Hurricane Center, #NHC? There are two new job postings that were just announced yesterday. The 1st opportunity is a position within the #Hurricane Specialist Unit, #HSU:
GS-13 Hurricane Specialist Position -- www.usajobs.gov/job/845559000
GS-13 Hurricane Specialist Position -- www.usajobs.gov/job/845559000
Reposted by Randy Chase
It kills me that football is a game of inches and it still relies on refs “eye balling” where the ball was 🙄 Bills robbed of another drive from a poor spot
September 8, 2025 at 3:07 AM
It kills me that football is a game of inches and it still relies on refs “eye balling” where the ball was 🙄 Bills robbed of another drive from a poor spot