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    Larry Sprinkle: WCNC, Charlotte, N.C.

    Sprinkle's name is weathery, but dig a little deeper and you'll discover he also played a security guard in the Drew Barrymore classic, "Firestarter."

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    Dewey Hopper: KPNX, Phoenix, Ariz. (retired)

    Dewey Hopper is a great weatherman name, but we think it also would work well as the title of a children's book about a small-town kangaroo with big-city dreams.

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    Dallas Raines: KABC, Los Angeles, Calif.

    Rain may be in his name, but he's got one savage tan. 

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    Amy Freeze: WABC, New York, N.Y.

    A great last name for a weather forecaster but a potentially confusing name for a cop.

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    Storm E. Field: WABC, New York, N.Y.; WCBS, New York, N.Y.; WWOR, N.Y./N.J. (retired)

    Storm E. Field is exactly the kind of guy you'd turn to for news of a serious nor'easter.

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    Ray Ban: The Weather Channel (retired)

    Which came first, the sunglasses or the weatherman?

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    Johnny Mountain: KABC, KCBS, Los Angeles, Calif. (retired)

    Johnny Mountain did the weather in L.A. for more than three decades before retiring in 2010. His legend -- and name -- will live on.

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    Ken Weathers: WATE, Knoxville, Tenn.

    Yes, he weathers even the worst storms.

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    Sunny Hause: KARE, Minneapolis, Minn. (no longer with the station)

    Weatherman Steven Wolenhaus' name was changed to Sunny Haus as part of KARE's rebranding efforts in the mid-'80s.

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    Aloha Taylor: KSWB, San Diego, Calif.

    Whatever the forecast, you'll feel like you're in the tropics watching Aloha.