Yahoo Search Bad Weather
Wicked Weather Thursday December 23, 2004 1:00PM PT
Shoveling Snow Oh, the weather outside is frightful and your searches aren't so delightful. The recent spate of ill winds blowing across the country has rained down a number of queries. Searches on the generic "weather" were up 54% as curious travelers wondered how the conditions would affect their holiday plans. The Weather Channel, up 79%, blew into our top 20 queries. The spirit-killing storms also caused searches on "National Weather Service" to almost double over the past day -- up 96%. Where are weather searches hot? Looks like Lexington, KY, led the way yesterday followed closely by Fort Wayne, IN, and Little Rock, AR. Weather- and travel-related searches dominated yesterday and here are just a few of the spikes we witnessed:
Road Conditions (+413%)
Dallas Weather (+375%)
Indianapolis Airport (+261%)
Weather Radar (+216%)
Current Weather (+213%)
DFW Airport (+201%)
Doppler Radar (+189%)
Ohio Weather (+175%)
Local Weather Forecast (+162%)
Weather Maps (+148%)
Cleveland Weather (+147%)
Intellicast (+146%)
Indiana Weather (+140%)
Weather Network Canada (+136%)

- posted by Michael P. Whelan @ 3:37 PM