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Weather and clouds (a sense of wonder)

Verify "Why do clouds form?" — satellites, climate statistics, and the WMO International Cloud Atlas in one traversal.

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22 resources

JMA | Weather Statistics

Observation data of temperature, precipitation, etc. For analyzing climate change and torrential rains.

Align points/period → look at deviations from the normal → cross-check extreme days against disaster records or news
Middle SchoolHigh SchoolUniversityResearcher
Statistics
Earth ScienceDisasterOpen Data

Himawari Weather Satellite

When you can see clouds moving, weather and torrential-rain inquiry becomes concrete.

Track cloud development in time series → identify torrential-rain areas → confirm with JMA rainfall data
Middle SchoolHigh SchoolUniversityResearcher
MapStatistics
Earth ScienceDisasterOpen Data

Met Office (UK)

The UK's official weather and climate agency. Publishes historical observations, climate research, and reanalysis data. Paired with JMA (Japan), lets you read differences between North Atlantic climate and Japan's monsoon climate.

Pick an indicator (temperature / precipitation / wind) and pull UK observations → confirm definitions and station locations → re-pull the same indicator in JMA with the same definition, and explain climate-zone differences
High SchoolUniversityResearcher
StatisticsInternationalResearch
Earth ScienceEnglish

DWD (Deutscher Wetterdienst)

The English portal of Germany's federal meteorological service. Observations, climate data, and warnings. An official reference for continental European climate, useful for climate comparison with Japan.

Set period and station → pull temperature / precipitation / wind data → align definitions with JMA (Japan) and Met Office (UK) to contrast east-coast / continental / west-coast climates
High SchoolUniversityResearcher
StatisticsInternationalResearch
Earth ScienceEnglishMultilingual

KMA (Korea Meteorological Administration)

Korea's official meteorological agency (English portal). Publishes observations, forecasts, and climate data. As a neighbour across the Yellow Sea and Sea of Japan, one of the easiest meteorological datasets to compare with Japan.

Pick a shared phenomenon (rainy season / typhoons / cold waves) → pull with the same period and definition → compare with JMA (Japan) and explain differences via ocean conditions and topography
High SchoolUniversityResearcher
StatisticsInternational
Earth ScienceEnglishMultilingual

Tani Lab — Climate Chart Generator

Input temperature and precipitation → draw a climograph or hyetograph, classify Köppen climate type, publish KML.

Specify period and location → read the climate chart pattern → compare with another region and explain the difference
Middle SchoolHigh School
MapLesson Plans
Earth ScienceGIS

Climate-Data.org

Climate charts and monthly temperature/precipitation data for thousands of locations worldwide.

Specify period and location → read the climate chart pattern → compare with another region and explain the difference
Middle SchoolHigh SchoolUniversity
StatisticsInternational
Earth ScienceEnglish

ClimateCharts.net

Generate climate charts by clicking on a world map. Walter-Lieth diagram available.

Specify period and location → read the climate chart pattern → compare with another region and explain the difference
High SchoolUniversityResearcher
MapInternational
Earth ScienceEnglish

WorldClim

High-resolution global weather and climate database.

Specify period and location → read the climate chart pattern → compare with another region and explain the difference
UniversityResearcher
StatisticsInternational
Earth ScienceAPI AvailableEnglishOpen Data

World Climate Charts

Climate data for 100+ countries and 12,000+ locations.

Specify period and location → read the climate chart pattern → compare with another region and explain the difference
Middle SchoolHigh School
StatisticsInternational
Earth ScienceEnglish

NOAA Climate.gov

NOAA's climate maps and visualization tools.

Specify period and location → read the climate chart pattern → compare with another region and explain the difference
High SchoolUniversityResearcher
StatisticsMapInternational
Earth ScienceAPI AvailableEnglish

WMO International Cloud Atlas

The international standard for cloud classification by WMO. Definitions and identification flowcharts.

Specify period and location → read the climate chart pattern → compare with another region and explain the difference
Middle SchoolHigh SchoolUniversity
Primary SourceGlossaryInternational
Earth ScienceEnglish

Weather Science Museum (JMA)

Interactive quizzes and simulators to learn about weather, typhoons, and earthquakes in a fun way.

Specify period and location → read the climate chart pattern → compare with another region and explain the difference
ElementaryMiddle School
Overview
Earth ScienceDisaster

tenki.jp (Japan Weather Association)

Nationwide current conditions, forecasts, and rain-cloud radar from the Japan Weather Association.

Specify period and location → read the climate chart pattern → compare with another region and explain the difference
ElementaryMiddle SchoolHigh School
MapStatistics
Earth ScienceDisaster

Himawari Realtime Web (NICT)

Visible imagery from Himawari-8/9, updated every 2.5 minutes over Japan, with 11 zoom levels.

Open pages that interest you → note 3 words you understood → discuss and decide the next term to research
ElementaryMiddle SchoolHigh School
MapVideo
Earth ScienceGISOfficial Video

NICT Himawari Satellite Project

Satellite data archive and downloads from NICT's Himawari project.

Specify period and location → read the climate chart pattern → compare with another region and explain the difference
UniversityResearcher
Statistics
Earth ScienceAPI Available

Earth NullSchool

Wind and ocean current flows animated on a globe. Japanese interface available.

Open pages that interest you → note 3 words you understood → discuss and decide the next term to research
ElementaryMiddle SchoolHigh School
MapInternational
Earth ScienceMultilingual

Windy

Multi-layer visualization: radar, satellite, wind, rain, temperature, clouds, waves, and air quality.

Open pages that interest you → note 3 words you understood → discuss and decide the next term to research
ElementaryMiddle SchoolHigh School
MapInternational
Earth ScienceMultilingual

Ventusky

Wind depicted as streamlines. Models: GFS, HRRR, GEM, ICON. Ad-free.

Specify period and location → read the climate chart pattern → compare with another region and explain the difference
ElementaryMiddle SchoolHigh School
MapInternational
Earth ScienceMultilingual

NASA Worldview

Global daily satellite imagery, updated within 3 hours of observation.

Specify period and location → read the climate chart pattern → compare with another region and explain the difference
Middle SchoolHigh SchoolUniversity
MapInternational
Earth ScienceGISEnglish

NOAA NESDIS — Earth in Real-Time

Real-time Earth imagery from NOAA satellites.

Specify period and location → read the climate chart pattern → compare with another region and explain the difference
Middle SchoolHigh School
MapInternational
Earth ScienceEnglish

NASA Eyes on Earth

NASA 3D visual tool to explore Earth, the solar system, and space.

Specify period and location → read the climate chart pattern → compare with another region and explain the difference
ElementaryMiddle SchoolHigh School
MapInternational
Natural ScienceEnglish