Author Archives: scottdimmich

I woke up this morning to find the weather chatter centering on rain to snow from Monday night and Tuesday. Depending on what computer forecast model you believe, there’s also the potential for snow later this week, this weekend, and … Continue reading →

To The Students Of Penn State University And The Campus Weather Service: Odds are good you have no idea who I am, but I was once like you. I graduated from Penn State 11 years ago with a Bachelor of … Continue reading →

Data is really, really important to any business that matters. Data is being used to not just get a heartbeat on what customers are buying and using; it’s being used to drive decisions within the business. As I highlighted yesterday, … Continue reading →

As a meteorologist, a weather communicator, and someone to aims to be humble, I’ve come to accept and respect that the weather community has a critical issue that needs to be addressed. As a businessperson, I see business problems being … Continue reading →

To Miami University and President Crawford: I have great respect for Miami University. I applied to your MBA program in late 2015 because I have great respect for your business program. My mother is a three time graduate of your … Continue reading →

Data matters in meteorology. Some of the most underrated data in the country, in my opinion comes from personal weather stations, groups of weather stations called mesonets, and airport weather stations. While satellite, radar, and model data can highlight and … Continue reading →

As I transition away from a chapter of my life centered on meteorology, I’ve realized I’ve learned a lot about what methods work in weather and which ones don’t. There are no hard-and-fast rules for success in meteorology or weather … Continue reading →

I try to be a modest person, but today I want to share with you something for which I am tremendously proud and required months of hard work. For the last 2 years, I’ve been very quiet about my accomplishment, … Continue reading →

  This is a mind bender. Imagine you’re nearly certain something is happening and is a threat to someone’s life…then after an additional investigation, nothing happened. There was a rotating thunderstorm in northern Brown County Sunday night around 1am. It … Continue reading →

It’s November in the Tri-State, which means we are entering a secondary severe weather season. 11 tornadoes have been confirmed in the Tri-State during November since 1950. On average, 7 Severe Thunderstorm Warnings and 2 Tornado Warnings are issued in … Continue reading →