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Favorite Books
The Old Farmer's Almanac
A reference book that contains weather forecasts, tide tables, planting charts, astronomical data, recipes, and articles on a number of topics including gardening, sports, astronomy, and farming.
The Weather Almanac
Presents hundreds of in-depth weather records for 108 major U.S. cities and a climatic overview of the country, including 33 U.S. weather atlas maps. You'll find explanations, safety rules and statistics for hurricanes, tornadoes and more.
The World Almanac and Book of Facts
The book contains thousands of facts and statistics that aren’t publicly available which are sourced and double-checked by the staff of World Almanac experts.
Web Sites of Interest
- Local weather forecastThe official home page of the National Weather Service. Click on the map for the current weather forecast for any location in the United States.
- Hurricane/tropical storm forecastsThe official home page of the National Hurricane Center.
- Forecasts for cities in countries other than the United StatesEnter the location (country and/or city) for which you wish weather information.
- Worldwide Extreme TemperaturesRecord temperatures (in Celsius) for many, many countries.
- Forecasts for the offshore watersThe “marine weather” page of the Weather Underground. Click in the ocean area for which you desire a forecast.
- Texas Streamflow DataCheck the river conditions before you leave home.
- Texas Tide TablesSelect any one of 25 Texas locations on the Gulf and find daily tides for any date(s).
- Local Air Quality Index and Pollen CountLocal information from the San Antonio Express-News.
- Sunrise/sunset moonrise/moonset tablesThis page provides a way for you to obtain a table of the times of sunrise/sunset, moonrise/moonset, or the beginning and end of twilight, for any location in the U.S. or around the world, for any one year.
- Perpetual CalendarFind the calendar for any month in the 20th or 21st centuries and dates of holidays from 1990 to 2020.
- Current timeThe official time from the United States Naval Observatory Master Clock.
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