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June 16, 2025 90 mins

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is the creator of Durango Weather Guy Hyper Local Weather Blog that is an essential forecasting source for the residents of the San Juan Mountains in southwest Colorado.  He's a former investment banker turned real estate agent and he taught himself meteorology.  He now delivers deeply personalized forecasts to nearly the entire population of Durango, Colorado.  Jeff Givens, welcome to WeatherBrains!

  • Difficulties of predicting microclimates (14:15)
  • Notable Iowa tornadoes (19:30)
  • Creation of Durango Snow Lovers page (22:00)
  • Forecast challenges in the San Juan Mountains (33:55)
  • Changing snow patterns over the last few decades (37:30)
  • Jeff Givens most memorable forecasts (44:30)
  • Small town attachment to weather personalities (47:50)
  • Veterans Day 1911 record high and low temperatures (01:17:00)
  • The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (No segment this week)
  • This Week in Tornado History With Jen (No segment this week)
  • E-Mail Segment (No segment this week)
  • and more!

Web Sites from Episode 1013:

Midland Weather Radio

Durango Weather Guy Blog

Durango Snow Lovers on Facebook

Picks of the Week:

James Aydelott - Drumright, OK F4 Tornado - June 8, 1974 - Tornado Talk

Jen Narramore - Out

Rick Smith - Trailblazing Oklahoma TV meteorologist Gary England dies at 85

Troy Kimmel - Out

Kim Klockow-McClain - Out

John Gordon - Out

Bill Murray - Gary England on WeatherBrains 745

James Spann - Gary England's on WeatherBrains 443

The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Troy Kimmel, Bill Murray, Rick Smith, James Aydelott, Jen Narramore, John Gordon, and Dr. Kim Klockow-McClain. They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating podcast about weather.

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