Requirement 2

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Name five dangerous weather-related conditions. Give the safety rules for each when outdoors and explain the difference between a severe weather watch and a warning. Discuss the safety rules with your family.

Dangerous Weather Conditions covered in the program include:

• Thunderstorms
• Tornados
• Floods
• Hurricane
• Winter Storms

Define:

• Severe Weather Watch
• Severe Weather Warning

Homework

Discuss the safety rules with your family. Have an adult sign off to verify completion of the discussion on the homework sheet.

Resources

• Hiller PPT Slides – Weather Conditions
• Weather.gov – Weather Safety Rules
• PG&E – Safety Action Center 

Requirement 9A

Weather Instruments

Make one of the following instruments: wind vane, anemometer, rain gauge, hygrometer. Keep a daily weather log for one week using information from this instrument as well as from other sources such as local radio and television stations, NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards, and internet sources ( with your parent’s permission). Record the following information at the same time every day: wind direction and speed, temperature, precipitation, and types of clouds. Be sure to make a note of any morning dew or frost. In the log, also list the weather forecasts from radio or television at the same time each day and show how the weather really turned out.

In the program, Scouts assembled a weather station.

The weather station includes a wind vane, anemometer, and rain gauge.

Lose or break your weather station?

Hiller does not offer or sell replacements but they are easy to find or DIY! At the program, Scouts received the EZRead 5-in-1 Weather Station (Amazon, Target) but you can get any weather station so long as it has the required weather tools for the homework assignment.

Do-It-Yourself (DIY)

• DIY Weather Station (NOAA)
• Anemometer (NASA)
• Rain Gauge (American Museum of Natural History)
• Wind Vane (Buffalo Museum of Science)

These are suggestions, there are many DIY resources on the internet!

Homework

Keep a daily weather log for one week using information from this instrument as well as from other sources such as local radio and television stations, NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards, and internet sources (with your parent’s permission).

Sources:

• NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards
• The Weather Channel

Record the following information at the same time every day:

• Cloud Type
• Precipitation
• Temperature
• Wind direction
• Wind speed

Be sure to make a note of any morning dew or frost. In the log, also list the weather forecasts from radio or television at the same time each day and show how the weather really turned out. There is a weather log template on the homework sheet.

Resources

• Hiller PPT Slides – Weather Station
• Hiller PPT Slides – Clouds
• NOAA – Ten Basic Clouds
• NOAA – Cloud Chart

All done? Now…

Submit Homework for Review & Final Endorsement

Upon completion of both requirements 2 and 9A, please return these 3 things:
(1) Completed homework sheet
(2) Your partially endorsed blue card
(3) A self-addressed stamped envelope 

Send to:
     Hiller Aviation Museum
        ATTN: Merit Badge Homework
     601 Skyway Road
     San Carlos, CA 94070

Please allow up to 3 weeks turnaround time for your returned blue card to be returned.

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