Frequently Ask Questions

This is a growing list of questions related to navigation of the National Weather Service at Binghamton's web site.

Federal Holidays

Why is Washington's Birthday used in the forecast? Answer: Please read the following page Frequently Asked Questions: Washington’s Birthday and the Holiday Schedule.

Where can I find daily temperatures, rainfall, snowfall etc, for Binghamton, Syracuse, and the Scranton/Wilkes-barre area? Answer: «Try to the climate help page»
Is there daily climate data for locations other than Binghamton, Syracuse, and the Scranton/Wilkes-barre area? Answer: Yes, on the NOWData page
Can I find daily averages and records for Binghamton, Syracuse, and the Scranton/Wilkes-barre area? Answer: «Yes right here»
My child is doing a project where they need the temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, etc at a certain time of the day. However, we forgot to write it down. Can I find that here? Answer: Yes there is a two week archive of hourly conditions... «Weather Archive»

What is a Winter Storm Watch? Blizzard Warning? etc... Answer: «Read this»
Where can I find Windchill information? Answer: on the left side of the web page at the bottom there is a link to Windchill information. Or, you can just following this link.

Some useful forecast terms used in the point and click and Zone Forecasts. «Read More»

Where can I find information about a past, significant weather event(s)? Answer: Please check either the Weather Events or Research pages. These page can also be found on the left side of our page.
How can I become an observer or storm spotter for the National Weather Service? Answer: Please look over the information on our Spotter page and in the SKYWARN section.
Is there a page where I can convert temperatures from Fahrenheit to Celsius or calculate the Heat Index, etc? Answer: Yes its the Meteorological Calculator.