Meant To Be Meteorologists:

Someone must have told Flip Spiceland or Larry Sprinkles that with a name like that, they ought to do the weather. Instantly recognizable name that not only rolls off the tongue but elicits giggles, disbelief and inevitable comparisons to adult film stars, superheroes, and/or characters in John Waters' movies. Check. All of the above qualities can help to solidify the career of a television meteorologist, but it's that last item -- a pronounced, even peculiar name -- that truly helps a person stand out from his clicker-waving green screen contemporaries. In honor of World Meteorology Day on March 23, we've rounded up 16 meteorologists from across the country with names that may have been the source of endless torment as children (we're looking at you, Mr. Larry Sprinkle) but as weather-forecasting professionals, have gained them instant recognition. While some of these meteorologists' names are weather- or topography-related, others are just plain ridiculous (and yes, a couple are stage names). And you'll probably notice that there's only one female meteorologist on the list. We're not sure how that happened, but we know that you're out there somewhere, Donna Dewpoint and Shelly Stratocumulus.

Ray Ban: The Weather Channel (retired)

Sam Champion: "Good Morning America" and a longtime veteran of WABC, New York

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

Amy Freeze: WABC, New York

Sunny Haus: KARE, Minneapolis

Dewey Hopper: KPNX, Phoenix (retired)

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

Casanova Nurse: WTXL, Tallahassee, Fla.

Dallas Raines: KABC, Los Angeles

Stormy Rottman: KBTV/KUSA, Denver, Colo. (deceased)

Glenn "Hurricane" Schwartz: WCAU, Philadelphia

Topper Shutt: WUSA, Washington, D.C.

Flip Spiceland: CNN, WXIA, Atlanta (retired)

Larry Sprinkle: WCNC, Charlotte, N.C.

Harry Wappler: KIRO, Seattle; originator of the "Wappler Doppler" (deceased)

Ken Weathers: WATE, Knoxville, Tenn.

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