The North Dakota Water Magazine is published ten times a year monthly except February and August by the North Dakota Water Education Foundation. Here you will find monthly contributions to the magazine by ARB staff.
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May 2013 (769 kb)
- Not Just Hot Air
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April 2013 (333 kb)
- Measuring Snow
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March 2013 (628 kb)
- Unusually Warm and Dry 2012
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January 2013 (1,006 kb)
- Water is Out of this World
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December 2012 (564 kb)
- A Jump Through Our Atmosphere
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November 2012 (472 kb)
- New Radar Tools
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July 2012 (705 kb)
- Watering From The Skies
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June 2012 (705 kb)
- POLCAST research project set for another season
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May 2012 (935 kb)
- The Growing Season
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March 2012 (352 kb)
- An Extremely Mild Winter
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January 2012 (622 kb)
- Northern Plains Temperature Variability
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November 2011 (1 mb)
- Radar Artifacts
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October 2011 (684 kb)
- Checking in on Solar Cycle 24
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September 2011 (404 kb)
- The Heat Index
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July 2011 (273 kb)
- Weather Acronyms
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June 2011 (269 kb)
- "Degree-Days" Defined
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May 2011 (617 kb)
- Let's Get Ready to Rumble
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April 2011 (1 mb)
- Snow Business
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March 2011 (601 kb)
- ARBCON Has New Precip Mapping Tool
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January 2011 (728 kb)
- Bowman Radar to Operate Year-round
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November 2010 (1 mb)
- Who is Jack Frost?
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October 2010 (1 mb)
- Looking Back at 2010 Severe Weather Season
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September 2010 (573 kb)
- Snow Reporting Comes to ARBCON
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July 2010 (819 kb)
- POLCAST Brings New Technologies
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June 2010 (701 kb)
- 2010 NDCMP: Operational Enhancements
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May 2010 (886 kb)
- "Exporting" North Dakota's Winds
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April 2010 (371 kb)
- CCN: Small Wonders
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March 2010 (644 kb)
- Flood Forecasting Resources
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January 2010 (740 kb)
- A November to Remember
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December 2009 (411 kb)
- A Solar Calendar
- November 2009 (995 kb) - Weather Satellites: Our Eyes in the Sky
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October 2009 (642 kb)
- 09-10 Winter Outlook: Balmy or Frosty?
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September 2009 (386 kb)
- How Do Weather Radars Work?
- July 2009 (1 mb) - Improved Radars Offer New Opportunities
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June 2009 (867 kb)
- Cloud Seeding Has Big Economic Impact
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May 2009 (437 kb)
- The NWS Changes Severe Hail Size
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March 2009 (1 mb)
- A True North Dakota Winter
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January 2009 (564 kb)
- A Standard Atmosphere?
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December 2008 (369 kb)
- Precip Data Improved with New Tools
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November 2008 (656 kb)
- CoCoRaHS Comes to North Dakota
- October 2008 (1 mb) - Wyoming Weather Modification Pilot Project
- September 2008 (407 kb) - A Balanced North Dakota Harvest?
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July 2008 (2 mb)
- Hooked on Cloud Seeding
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June 2008 (837 kb)
- Research To Shed More Light on Rainfall
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May 2008 (753 kb)
- Deja Drought
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April 2008 (550 kb)
- Our Sun Has Spots
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March 2008 (584 kb)
- North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network
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January 2008 (709 kb)
- Record Snows
- December 2007 (779 kb) - Websites Offer Better Climate & Drought Tools
- November 2007 (424 kb) - Looking Back at the 2007 Growing Season
- October 2007 (394 kb) - Legislation Would Establish Federal Weather Modification Research Program
- September 2007 (204 kb) - North Dakota's Harvest Time Freeze
- July 2007 (644 kb) - What Drought?
- June 2007 (217 kb) - Fujita...Enhanced
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May 2007 (815 kb)
- Spring and Summer Weather Outlook
- April 2007 (289 kb) - Colorado Basin States Expand Seeding Programs
- March 2007 (483 kb) - Panel Releases Report on Climate Change
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January 2007 (281 kb)
- ND's 511 System: Weathering Your Drive
- December 2006 (454 kb) - ARBCON Celebrates 30 Years
- November 2006 (519 kb) - Winter '06-'07: Frigid or Mild for North Dakota?
- October 2006 (205 kb) - Internships Allow Students to Get Their Feet Wet
- September 2006 (558 kb) - Cloud Seeding Research May Improve Rain Enhancement, Hail Suppression
- July 2006 (415 kb) - Catching Wind of an Idea
- June 2006 (446 kb) - The Sun and the Mood
- May 2006 (595 kb) - Precipitation Data Found on SWC MapServices
- April 2006 (392 kb) - Weatherlore: Fact or Fiction?
- March 2006 (384 kb) - ARBCON introduces internet reporting
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January 2006 (205 kb)
- Senate Committee passes Weather Modification Research Bill
- December 2005 (320 kb) - Global Warming & Hurricanes: Cause & Effect?
- November 2005 (992 kb) - Weather Modification: A Global Interest
- October 2005 (236 kb) - When Do Seasons Officially Change?
- July 2005 (998 kb) - The science behind drought monitoring
- June 2005 (1 mb) - Experienced Team Returns to 2005 NDCMP
- May 2005 (696 kb) - Get Ready for Summer Weather
- April 2005 (213 kb) - Water Management & Weather Modification Go Hand-in-Hand
- March 2005 (206 kb) - Is pollution affecting precipitation?
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January 2005 (249 kb)
- Have You Seen the Green Flash?
- December 2004 (489 kb) - 2004 Growing Season: A Look Back
- November 2004 (1 mb) - Winter Outlook: Warm and Dry
- October 2004 (264 kb) - Cloud Seeding 401: Economic Impacts
- September 2004 (232 kb) - Cloud Seeding 301: How it all works
- July 2004 (210 kb) - Cloud Seeding 201: Operations Targeting
- June 2004 (246 kb) - Cloud Seeding 101: Thunderstorm Development
- May 2004 (203 kb) - Just your average normal
- March 2004 (203 kb) - Global Warming: Fact or Fiction?
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January 2004 (223 kb)
- Prepare for Safe Winter Travel
- December 2003 (230 kb) - National Research Council releases report on weather modification
- November 2003 (236 kb) - September rains ease drought
- October 2003 (224 kb) - Drought persists, expands in North Dakota
- September 2003 (128 kb) - Update on the 2003 NDCMP
- July 2003 (0 kb) - La Nina: Returning for the Winter?
- June 2003 (79 kb) - Panel of experts reviews NDCMP operations & safeguards
- May 2003 (172 kb) - Dakota Volunteers: Valuable Assets
- March 2003 (108 kb) - North Dakota cloud seeding research to begin this spring
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January 2003 (181 kb)
- Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!
- December 2002 (0 kb) - ARBCON illuminates drought and flooding
- November 2002 (83 kb) - 2002 NDCMP comes to a close
- September 2002 (78 kb) - National Academy of Sciences reviewing status of weather modification
- July 2002 (77 kb) - Montana considering cloud seeding program
- June 2002 (77 kb) - Weather modification organizations hold annual meetings
- May 2002 (86 kb) - El Nino: On the Comeback?
- April 2002 (84 kb) - Weather Awareness: The Key to Safety
- March 2002 (79 kb) - New wind chill loses some bite
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January 2002 (85 kb)
- Drought's grip loosens in the Northwest
- December 2001 (91 kb) - Congress approves $2 million for cloud seeding research
- November 2001 (98 kb) - Old Man Winter Approaches
- October 2001 (95 kb) - Change of seasons is in the air...
- September 2001 (108 kb) - How are weather forecasts created?
- July 2001 (92 kb) - Bismarck-Mandan hailstorm an incredible event
- June 2001 (93 kb) - Ground school lays the foundation for success in the field
- May 2001 (85 kb) - Thunder returns to the prairie
- April 2001 (159 kb) - "Volunteer Network Ready for Another Year"
- March 2001 (80 kb) - "What is a SUNDOG?"
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January 2001 (83 kb)
- "Williams County says YES to cloud seeding."
- December 2000 (82 kb) - "National Academy of Science examines weather modification technology"
- September 2000 (90 kb) - "The humidity is too high!"
- July 2000 (0 kb) - "It sounded like a freight train"
- June 2000 (91 kb) - Models, data point to a long wet cycle
- May 2000 (215 kb) - ARB trains University of ND undergrads
- April 2000 (109 kb) - Internet is a source of weather info
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March 2000 (224 kb)
- 1999 Growing Season: Another Wet One
- October 1999 (96 kb) - When do seasons officially change?
- September 1999 (85 kb) - Thunderstorms and Aircraft Safety
- July 1999 (78 kb) - Radar coverage boosted in western North Dakota
- June 1999 (79 kb) - UPDATE: Summertime Weather Modification
- May 1999 (84 kb) - What makes hail?
- April 1999 (88 kb) - Why is spring "prime time" for heavy precipitation events?
- March 1999 (904 kb) - Precipitation mapping has a variety of uses
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January 1999 (106 kb)
- What is a snowflake?
- December 1998 (80 kb) - To Seed Or Not To Seed?
- November 1998 (87 kb) - What will La Nina bring?
- October 1998 (79 kb) - Cloud Modification Project upgrades are successful
- September 1998 (79 kb) - LIGHTNING: How far away is really "safe"?
- July 1998 (100 kb) - Bowman, Stanley radar data available live!
- June 1998 (83 kb) - Cloud seeding popular in North America
- May 1998 (624 kb) - Five-year rainfall a reflection of lake woes
- April 1998 (81 kb) - Atmospheric Stability
- March 1998 (81 kb) - Weather radar to be installed in Stanley
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January 1998 (203 kb)
- A Radar Case Study
- December 1997 (78 kb) - Rain ends its reign for another year
- November 1997 (81 kb) - Our Changing Seasons
- October 1997 (161 kb) - The El Nino Southern Oscillation
- September 1997 (83 kb) - Thunderstorm lifecycles
- July 1997 (80 kb) - Cloud modification program expanded
- May 1997 (79 kb) - ARB Web site gets a facelift
- April 1997 (78 kb) - Rain gauge network ready for Spring
- March 1997 (81 kb) - Cloud seeding evaluation completed
- January 1997 (108 kb) - Winter Season Travel