David Caulfield, Meteorologist
Dave Caulfield joined the ABC 57 First Warning Neighborhood Weather Team in January of 2020. This is his fourth stop in his meteorology career. He worked at KAUZ in Wichita Falls, Texas, WBRE/WYOU in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and WISC in Madison, Wisconsin before joining WBND.
Dave grew up in Hackensack, New Jersey, where his love for weather grew with each passing blizzard and nor’easter that passed through. He remembers watching the streetlight out of his bedroom window for the first snowflakes to fall, hoping for a snow day. Dave completed the Boy Scout Weather Merit Badge while he was in 8th grade, the same year that Hurricane Katrina devastated much of the Gulf Coast. Seeing the impact of the storm, both during the event and well after the last raindrops had fallen, had a profound effect on Dave. These events, plus his love of math and science, led him to study meteorology in college.
Dave attended Valparaiso University just up the road where he graduated with a degree in Meteorology in 2014. While in college, he was able to go on two storm chases across the Central Plains. He got to see all sorts of severe weather, including numerous tornadoes, form right in front of his eyes. This experience allowed him to connect what he learned in the classroom with weather in a real world sense. He also was a producer, anchor and meteorologist for Valpo’s student newscast, “The Shield.”
Apart from weather, Dave loves to spend time with his wife (who is originally from Marshall County!) and his son, Rory. He has a cat, Hans, who is a loveable rascal and loves to scratch literally everything he can get his claws on. Dave loves to play (and host) trivia, and loves to learn useless bits of random information about every subject. You can usually find him re-watching The Office or consuming every bit of comedy he can get his eyes on.
Dave loves making new connections and engaging with the community. You can connect with him by following him on Facebook or Twitter. He can also be reached by email at dcaulfield@abc57.com.
Articles by David Caulfield
- Recent rains send Michiana mosquito count soaring
- Smoke from Western wildfires fills Michiana skies
- Much drier this weekend, sunshine returns Sunday
- Flash flood threat gone for now, but rain returns Thursday
- In the heart of severe season, active weather returns to Michiana
- Michiana July crop update
- Hot and humid Tuesday, storms back by Wednesday
- Highs increasing into the 90s by Independence Day
- Beautiful start to the holiday weekend
- Drying out just in time for the Fourth of July
- Wall clouds spotted over Michiana this past weekend
- Hydroplaning, flooding risk present across Michiana this weekend
- Tornado, straight-line winds sweep through Michiana Monday
- Michiana feels the effects of Indiana earthquake
- Afternoon rain/storms the norm this week
- With planting almost done, now drought takes center stage for farmers
- Keep watering as heat increases this weekend
- Hot weather looks likely to start June across Michiana
- EF5 tornado drought continues
- Michiana drought at tipping point with rain on the way
- Another active hurricane season could impact Michiana drought
- Summer heat builds into this weekend
- More huge hail hits Texas in a spring full of massive hailstones
- Michiana bee activity increases with warmer temperatures
- Weekend heavy rain makes big dent in Northern Indiana drought
- Michiana new climate "normals" spell a wetter, but less snowy future
- Michiana flirting with frost into the second week of May
- Officials 'flip the switch' on new St. Joseph Solar Farm
- Cool, showery start to May continues
- Sunshine key to future storm development
- Windy and much warmer this weekend
- Cool Friday, windy and warmer Saturday
- Showers tonight and tomorrow, cool end to April
- Wild weather Wednesday, cooler to end the workweek
- Warmest day of 2021 Tuesday, storms possible Wednesday
- Showers Saturday, much warmer next week
- Warmer weather and rain on the way
- Large chunk of Indiana wetlands could soon be eliminated
- Protecting plants through (potentially) frosty temperatures
- Allergic to mowing? Trimming the grass could make allergies worse
- Ravishing rainbows: the science behind the sight
- Early-season lightning can be an effective fertilizer
- Incredibly warm for April, but freeze might still be in store for Michiana
- The ingredients of a thunderstorm
- Besides early month blip, April looks warm across Michiana
- Wild weather could bring snow Thursday, then 70s Sunday
- High winds, waves set stage for Silver Beach drowning Sunday
- Warmer and windy to start the week
- Topsy-turvy temperatures and more rain headed for Michiana
- Fizzle factor: How drought keeps rain away
- Sunburn season has returned to Michiana (though it really never left)
- The nearly-impossible task of a perfect March Madness bracket
- 1942 Goshen Tornado proves severe weather can happen at any time
- Historically dry start to March comes with hope for eventual rain
- Dry, windy weather sparks fire concerns across Michiana
- Michiana enjoying beautiful weather in variety of ways
- First 60s of 2021 arrive Monday
- Weather driving Michiana maple syrup season
- Longer (and sunny) days ahead for Michiana
- Spring starts off quiet, likely remains warm throughout
- Despite snowy February, most of Michiana is dry
- Spring 2021 Flood Outlook: Rapid snow melt not expected to be a major problem
- Snowpack rapidly shrinking across Michiana
- Rain chances confusion: What does probability of precipitation mean?
- Sparkly snow Friday will turn to a wet snow Sunday
- Peak sledding and tubing conditions this weekend
- Cold temperatures cause fog, frost to form across Michiana
- South Bend snow depth highest since 2011
- Comparing massive Texas crash to past Michiana highway pileups
- February 2018 looms large as snow depth increases
- Consistent cold could cause your pipes to freeze
- Cold weather causing rapid expansion of Lake Michigan ice
- Dangerous flash freeze possible Friday morning
- Polar vortex to visit Michiana next week
- February shaping up to be much colder across Michiana
- Heavy snow looks likely this time around for Michiana
- Cold sticking around for the first time all season
- Ice, warm temperatures to blame for Michiana's low snow totals
- Low track has high importance with Monday's snowstorm
- Michiana entering the coldest time of the year