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=National Weather Service Southern Region Headquarters= ==

The National Weather Service (NWS) provides information about weather in the United States. However, the [|NWS Southern Region Headquarters Website] is a resource that goes further and provides data about past and present weather conditions. Users can select a city or region in the United States and review graphics and/or charts detailing past and present weather conditions, such as temperature averages/highs/lows, precipitation, and snowfall. To obtain more specific information, after selecting the city/region, the user should select "Local" from the left toolbar and then select "NOWData" from the tabs. The website also provides a link to JetStream, the NWS Educational website that provides an in-depth look at various weather conditions/applications, such as thunderstorms, the atmosphere, and synoptic meteorology.

The information can be useful in the classroom to teach students about different weather conditions, how they have changed, and how they are measured. Students can also observe how weather varies between locations in terms of temperature, precipitation, and typical weather conditions (hurricanes, tornadoes, etc.). This information is can be used in a science lesson, mathematics lesson (such as reading and understanding graphs), or even a social studies lesson about climate and cultural response.

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