ɐmˌʌŋ hɪz nˈoʊɾəbəl ˈɑːnɚz wɜː ðɪ ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl mˌiːɾɪˌoːɹəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl ˌɔːɹɡɐnᵻzˈeɪʃən pɹˈaɪz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn, ðə wˈɪljəm bˈoʊi mˈɛdəl ʌvðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən dʒˌiːoʊfˈɪzɪkəl jˈuːniən nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt, ðɪ aʊtstˈændɪŋ ɐtʃˈiːvmənt ɪn bˌaɪoʊklˌaɪmɐtˈɑːlədʒi ɐwˈɔːɹd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː ænd ðə klˈiːvlənd ˈæbi ɐwˈɔːɹd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː ʌvðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən mˌiːɾɪˌoːɹəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl səsˈaɪəɾi, ænd ðə nˈæʃənəl mˈɛdəl ʌv sˈaɪəns nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv, pɹɪzˈɛntᵻd tə hˌɪm baɪ jˌuːˈɛs pɹˈɛzɪdənt ɹˈɑːnəld ɹˈeɪɡən.
Among his notable honors were the International Meteorological Organization Prize (1979), the William Bowie Medal of the American Geophysical Union (1978), the Outstanding Achievement in Bioclimatology Award (1983) and the Cleveland Abbey Award (1983) of the American Meteorological Society, and the National Medal of Science (1985), presented to him by US President Ronald Reagan.