Lisa Tran, MS Atmospheric Science
Meteorologist & Climate Analyst
Lisa Tran holds an M.S. in Atmospheric Science from Penn State and spent five years as a research meteorologist at NOAA's Earth System Research Laboratories, working on seasonal forecast verification and snowpack modeling for the National Water Center. She is a member of the American Meteorological Society and has authored peer-reviewed papers on teleconnection patterns (ENSO, NAO, AO) and their impact on North American snowfall. At CalcCentral Lisa authors and reviews every snow and winter-season calculator, ensuring predictions reflect the most recent NOAA Climate Prediction Center outlooks and NCEI 1991-2020 Climate Normals.
Independent review
Lisa’s work is independently reviewed by Jonathan Reed, MS (Master of Applied Mathematics). This cross-discipline four-eyes review is one of the requirements of our editorial policy for any YMYL (Your-Money-or-Your-Life) page.
Editorial standards
- Reviewed quarterly and after any regulatory or methodological change.
- Source data verified against authoritative bodies (IRS, FHFA, NIH, CDC, BLS, NIST).
- No affiliate bias: results are computed without favoring any lender or product.
- Mathematical formulas reproduce exactly when verified by hand or spreadsheet.
Last reviewed: August 12, 2026. Next scheduled review: quarterly.