R. Clayton Brough
Geographer & Climatologist
clayton.brough@granite.k12.ut.us
Professional Experience:
Geography and Journalism Teacher, Eisenhower
Jr. High School, Taylorsville, Utah, 1986-present
Geography Instructor, Brigham Young
University, Geography 120, 1989-present
Geography Instructor, University
of Utah, Geography 5700,
2005-present
Climatologist and Weathercaster, ABC4-KTVX
TV, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1980-present
Assistant Director, Utah
Center for Climate and Weather (UCCW), Salt Lake City, Utah, 2003-present
Director, World
Records for Schools, Taylorsville, Utah, 2004-present
President, Richard Brough Family Organization
(RBFO), Bountiful, Utah, 2001-present
Owner, Genealogical Research
Consultants, Taylorsville, Utah, 2000-present
Meteorology Instructor, 4th Grade Science Curriculum Specialist, UBE via
BYU, 2001
Meteorology Instructor, Teacher Certification Class, UBE via BYU, 1988-1996
Science Teacher, Springville Junior High School, Springville, Utah, 1975-78,
1984-85
President, International Genealogy Consumer Organization, West Valley
City, Utah, 1980-1992
Climatologist and Weathercaster, WeatherBank Inc., and KUTV, Salt Lake
City, Utah, 1978-1980
Scientific Publications: (as author, co-author or webmaster)
Utah Center
for Climate and Weather (UCCW) - Director and
Webmaster, 2003-present
Sego, Utah (1901-1955), Canyon Legacy Journal, DOLCC Museum, Moab, Utah,
Spring 2004, 6p.
Utah's Tornadoes
and Waterspouts: 1869-2005, NWSFO., S.L.C., Utah, 30p.
Utah's Weather and
Climate, Publishers Press, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1996, 245p.
Utah's Comprehensive Weather Almanac, Publishers Press, Salt Lake City,
Utah, 1987, 517p
Western Utah Climatography,
Cenozoic Geology of Western Utah, UGA, SLC, UT, 1987, 28p.
Utah Weather Guide, Society for Applied Climatology, West Jordan, Utah,
1983, 46p.
Utah's Weather, WeatherBank Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah, 1979, 284p.
Mosida, Utah: Past,
Present and Future, Press Publishing Co., Provo, Utah, 1974, 70p.
Education:
Advanced Research in Climatology, Brigham Young University,
1978-1989 (38 semester hours)
M.S., Brigham
Young University, Provo, Utah, 1975, Geography
B.S., Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1974, Geography (English
minor)
Teaching Endorsement in Gifted and Talented (GT) Instruction, Utah State
University, 2001-2002
Teaching Endorsement in English as a Second Language (ESL), Weber State,
2001-2002
Recognitions:
Outstanding Community Service Award, Taylorsville City,
Utah, 2006
Honored Alumni Award, David
O. McKay School of Education, B.Y.U., Provo, UT., 2004 (2005,
p.20) Video
of Speach
AMS
Seal of Approval for TV Weathercasting, American Meteorological Society,
1985-present
Excel (Excellence in Teaching) Award, Granite Education Foundation, Salt
Lake City, Utah, 1990
Special Interests:
Genealogical, Historical
and Family History Research
Attempting World Records...holder,
participant or producer of several World Records, including:
World's
Largest Slide Rule (Guinness World Records, 1978)
World's
Largest Pan Loaf of Bread (Mormon World Records, 1987)
World's
Longest Paper Clip Chain (Guinness World Records, 2004)
World's
Fastest Human Conveyor Belt (Altnerative World Records, 2005)
World's
Longest Balloon Chain in One Hour (Alternative World Records,
2005)
World's
Longest Straw Chain (Guinness World Records, 2006)
Personal News Stories:
"Clayton
Brough and His Son Battle Lymphoma", VIDEO - ABC4-KTVX-TV,
May 22, 2007
"Clayton
Brough and His Son Battle Lymphoma", ABC4-KTVX-TV News Story, May
22, 2007
"Clayton
Brough's Surgery fixes Heart Holes and Migraines", VIDEO - ABC4-KTVX-TV,
Jan.26, 2007
"Weatherman's
Optimism Shines Through", Davis County Clipper, October 2005
"Clayton
Brough: A Look Back on 25 Years in Television", VIDEO - ABC4-KTVX
TV, June 2005
"On Television:
Forecast - Mostly Sunny", Standard Examiner, May 29, 2005
"The
Storm facing Brough is now a Personal One", Deseret News,
July 2, 2004
"Weatherman's also a Man of Letters" & "Clayton Brough's
Ten Books", Deseret News,
Feb.1, 2003