There are numerous online resources to access local and regional real-time/time relevant information. Here are a few of them listed below:

• Local Weather Forecast from National Weather Service.
  
  
• Current Atomic Time: Check the exact time from the NIST Atomic Clock.
  
  
• Search Your Community by Zip Code from the EPA, includes 5 environmental databases.
  
  
• Sunrise/Sunset Calculator from NOAA's Surface Radiation Research Branch.
  
  
• Solar Position Calculator from NOAA's Surface Radiation Research Branch.
  
  
• Sun and Moon Data for One Day from U.S. Naval Observatory's Astronomical Applications Department.
  
  
• Sunrise and Sunset times for anywhere in the world from the Schools Observatory, U.K.
  
  
• Tides Online from NOAA's National Oceanic Service, Water Level Observation Network.
  
  
• Country Profile from World Factbook by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency including a climate summary.
  
  View Today's Sea Surface Temperature from the U.S. Navy

INQUIRY

Our fundamental unit of measure of time is a day-- the time it takes for the Earth to make one full revolution on its axis. We divide that full cycle into 24 parts (hours), then parse those parts into 60 minutes of 60 seconds each.

• How does temperature, precipitation, streamflow and other natural processes relate to the cycle of night and day?
• What is the diurnal cycle and how does it relate to photosynthesis?
  

Clouds are a primary way that water is circulated through the atmosphere. Want to learn more about different types of these immense hydro- phenomenons which hold millions of pounds of water suspended in thin air? Take the Cloud Quiz.