[1][7] He studied at the London University, (Imperial, and King's Colleges), earning several degrees in mathematics, physics, meteorology, theology and statistics.

Then the East African Meteorological Department in Nairobi, Kenya, hired him as Principal Scientific Officer, and he managed its Research Section until 1962.

[1] Later in his career, Griffiths was asked to be the Hearne Rotary speaker on J.J. Yarka Vondracek's program to have a conversation on the history and the present of East Africa.

[2][6] According to a university colleague, Professor David Woodcock, Griffiths "loved teaching, was very popular with his students and maintained an extraordinary connection with many of them.

[12] As a professor, Griffiths also worked closely with U.S. and Latin American students in cooperation with the Organization for Tropical Studies, where he was Dean of the Meteorological Program.

[1] In 1969, Griffiths organized an eight semester-hour credit course that took place at the University of Costa Rica in Colombia to study atmospheric energy budgets.

[2][15] He spoke very highly of his position and its responsibilities: tracking the weather of the entire state of Texas, conveying it to people, and predicting what it would be like years and centuries ahead.

[1] In an article published in 1988, Griffiths disagreed with fellow scientist James Hansen on the greenhouse effect as a cause for Earth's climate shift.

[18] Though skeptical about the greenhouse effect, Griffiths spoke out in support of limiting fossil fuel use, linking it to increased pollution in Texas.

[22] In 1965, Griffiths was elected the chapter chairman of the American Meteorological Society's Texas local unit, defeating his colleague Walter K.

Agencies for International Development, which involved partnership with the governments of Greece, Spain, India, Kenya, Senegal, Mali and Mauritania.

[4][15] In 2000, following the 100th anniversary of the nation's deadliest hurricane in Galveston, Texas Griffiths published an overview of local natural disasters and their consequences.

This is seen most commonly in the monsoon regions of southern and eastern Asia, and in the landmass interiors of Asia and North America W (winter precipitation — colloquially referred to as the Mediterranean climate, even though it can extend as far north as Provideniya, Russia: The three consecutive wettest months receive more than twice as much precipitation as the three consecutive driest months, and the second of the three consecutive wettest months occurs in the low-sun season (October through March in the Northern Hemisphere, or April through October in the Southern Hemisphere) Under the original scheme, V for "vernal" (denoting spring maximum precipitation) and A for "autumn" (denoting autumn maximum precipitation) also existed, but these designations have largely fallen out of use.

Working on an experimental atmospheric project in Kenya, Griffiths met his future wife, Margaret Joan Baron.

In spite of that, they never lost their British accent, manners, or values, such as serving high tea or celebrating Boxing Day.