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Site Upgrade – Twitter

Tuesday, July 6th, 2010 12:01am CDT

All Twitter scripts (current conditions, forecast, and advisories) have been updated with the addition of  OAuth/Twitter authentication instead of the user/password authentication method that Twitter is disallowing.

Site Upgrade – WordPress

Monday, July 5th, 2010 11:08pm CDT

WordPress blog software has been upgraded to Version 3.0. Please let me know if you experience any issues.

New Page – Midsouth Weather Network Mesomap

Monday, June 14th, 2010 9:56pm CDT

PlanoWeather.com has joined the Midsouth Weather Network!

A new page has been added to the site that displays the groups Mesomap – https://www.planoweather.com/wxmswn.php. The Midsouth Weather Network is an affiliation of personal weather websites located in the Mid-South states in the USA (TX, OK, AR, LA). PlanoWeather.com is proud to be a member of this network. Please take a moment to visit other stations on the network by clicking on the map or by clicking on the links in the member list. Stations are displaying current conditions, temperature, dew point, humidity, wind speed/gust speed, today’s rain, barometer/trend, Chandler Burning Index and time of last update where available.

New Page – Temperature and Rainfall Trends

Thursday, June 10th, 2010 10:32pm CDT

A new page has been added to the site that displays temperature and rainfall trends based on data collected at PlanoWeather.com – https://www.planoweather.com/wxraintemptrends.php Current records only go back to October 2009, when the PlanoWeather.com website was launched, but will become more meaningful as additional data is accumulated.

WXSIM forecasts are now LIVE!

Monday, May 31st, 2010 11:50am CDT

UPDATE – Due to time requirements, we have stopped publishing these forecasts.

PlanoWeather.com forecasts created with WXSIM (Interactive Local Atmospheric Modeling System) are now LIVE! Forecasts are generated 4 times a day at 7am, 11am, 3pm, 9pm and are uploaded at 15 minutes past the hour following their creation. They can be viewed alongside NWS forecasts on the home page or in detail here: https://www.planoweather.com/wxsimforecast.php A comparison page will soon be added for determining accuracy between WXSIM forecasts, NWS forecasts, and actual observed temperatures.

New Page – Temperature and Rainfall Records

Wednesday, May 19th, 2010 6:58pm CDT

A new page has been added to the site that displays temperature and rainfall records for a selected month – https://www.planoweather.com/wxraintemprecords.php Current records only go back to October 2009, when the PlanoWeather.com website was launched, but will become more meaningful as additional data is accumulated.

UPDATE 11/12/10: This page has been replaced with https://www.planoweather.com/wxnoaarecords.php which adds barometric pressure and snowfall records.

New Page – Volcanos

Wednesday, April 7th, 2010 12:21am CDT

UPDATE – These pages have been removed.

Pages have been added that display the U.S. Geological Survey’s current conditions, observations, and webcam image for the following volcanos:
Alaska – Mt Redoubt
Hawaii – Kilauea
Washington – Mt Saint Helens

New Page – Air Quality Data

Sunday, April 4th, 2010 9:20pm CDT

Air quality data for the Dallas/Fort Worth area can be viewed on the following page: https://www.planoweather.com/wxaqi.php Air Quality Index (AQI), current air quality, and two day forecast are provided courtesy of airnow.gov.

New Page – Storm Prediction Center Reports

Sunday, April 4th, 2010 9:01pm CDT

A Severe Weather Reports page has been added to the site and can be accessed here: https://www.planoweather.com/wxSPCreports.php Daily reports for the entire United States issued by the Storm Prediction Center can be viewed historically by day. Reports are listed for wind, hail, and tornado’s.

New Page – PlanoWeather.com for the iPhone

Thursday, March 18th, 2010 8:55pm CDT

Two pages have been published that were designed for viewing with an iPhone or iPod Touch – PlanoWeather.com for iPhone and Weather Display Live on the iPhone. Feedback is welcomed.