The Weather Wizard's 5-Year Weather Diary [Spiral-bound]

Louis D. Rubin Sr. (Author), Jim Duncan (Author), Hiram J. Herbert (Contributor)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 15, 2005

A handy, fact-filled way for weather watchers to record the weather and compare daily entries from month to month, and year to year, compiling a personal weather log.

Full of weather facts and lore--the diary also comes with hints and tips about recording the weather, useful diagrams, rules of thumb and color photographs of the ten basic cloud types.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Jim Duncan is a graduate meteorologist and weather anchorman for WWBT - Channel 12 in Richmond, Virginia.

Hiram J. Herbert is a contributor for the following Algonquin Books Title: The Weather Wizard's Cloud Book. 

The late Louis D. Rubin, Sr.,was a self-taught weather forecaster whose long-range predictions earned him the title of "The Weather Wizard."

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 400 pages
• Publisher: Workman Publishing Company; First Edition edition (August 15, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0945575858
• ISBN-13: 978-0945575856
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #251,399 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars For all ages, December 20, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Weather Wizard's 5-Year Weather Diary (Spiral-bound)

We gave my father his first copy of this book ten years ago when he was 80. He is now 90 and has completed two books. He can look back to see what the weather was over the past ten years and make his own predictions. He keeps meticulous records. It takes dedication to fill in the temperatures, winds, weather conditions every day for five years. For anyone who is facinated by weather, this is a terrific present.

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Weather Wizard's 5-Year Weather Diary, January 4, 2002

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Micki Smith (Hedgesville, WV, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Weather Wizard's 5-Year Weather Diary (Spiral-bound)

Having just finished my first 5 year stint with this weather diary, I'm on to enjoying the next half decade. What fun it is to look back on how much VT snow fell last year or the year before. Just how HOT was it on this date over the years? The diary has sat next to my computer all this time and entries are made daily as I wait out my computer's warm up exercises. Friends have taken to checking with me when questions arise about weather history.

The "windows" of weather information provided are also great learning tools. Helps one to understand just what makes those clouds creep down the valley between the high mountains.

My only complaint is that after 5 years of daily use, the pages are dog eared and don't turn very easily on the spiral binding.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An amateur learns about weather, January 2, 2000

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David W. Polhemus (Prescott, AZ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Weather Wizard's 5-Year Weather Diary (Spiral-bound)

This simple diary was just what I needed five years ago, when I retired. There was a place for all the important things I'd see as well as a place for short comments. Each day, as I filled it up I could review the weather of years past and be reminded of how changeable it all is. I also recorded lunar events and special storms, family changes and significant political dates. It is a great record, easily kept and easily reviewed. Combined with the Old Farmer's Almanac, one truly keeps in touch with the world around in a way that must resemble that of the farmer.

Some information on estimating wind speed and perhaps some information on setting of a barometer would be a good addition.