Kyle Imhoff, the Pennsylvania state climatologist, explaining weather data.  IMAGE: PATRICIA CRAIG

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — After tornadoes hit his southwestern Pennsylvania hometown in 1998, 9-year-old Kyle Imhoff learned a few things. Weather events could be very dangerous — but also fascinating.

Now, 22 years later, Imhoff is the Pennsylvania state climatologist, working to collect and analyze weather data from events like the one that first piqued his interest in meteorology.

The Pennsylvania State Climatologist office, located in 606A Walker Building on the Penn State University Park campus, provides the commonwealth with various data, including long-term historical weather observations, hourly averages of weather data, and detailed weather information for several Pennsylvania cities. The office also provides a data inquiry service for people or organizations in need of weather data specific to a location, event or time period.

Read the full story here: https://news.psu.edu/story/616444/2020/04/21/academics/state-climatologist-office-weather-resource-service-public?fbclid=IwAR11FKiAx3jUWl4DWwo9-s-xINziArev3Fx225Pc-7KDhnPrBu5VYErFlWg#.XqA7VBC5uyE.facebook