David Phillips

David Wayne Phillips, CM (born 8 September 1944) is senior climatologist for Environment Canada (Department of the Environment), spokesperson for the Meteorological Service of Canada, and author. Early life and education Phillips was born and raised in Windsor, Ontario, studied geography at the University of Windsor, graduating in 1967 with a BA. Career Phillips taught high school for a short time. He was then hired by the Meteorological Branch of Transport Canada to conduct research on the Great Lakes in Toronto. The work involved using climatological data to answer questions about climatic records: farmers asking for frost-free seasons or temperature trends, urban planners assessing the location for an airport or about the climatology of the wind for tall-buildings and more general public queries. In the 1990s Phillips was filmed by the Weather Network, which created a series of 90-second trivia shorts about various weather topics entitled "Ask the Expert".