This is the second of the strange weather phenomenon series – just as gravity waves this is one we generally don’t hear about in the weather reports. A katabatic wind (is the technical name for a drainage wind, a wind that carries high-density air from a higher elevation down a slope under the force of […]
Weather Trivia Oct 20, 1770 An exceedingly great storm struck eastern New England causing extensive coastal damage from Massachusetts to Maine, and the highest tide in 40 years. Oct 21, 1934 A severe windstorm lashed the northern Pacific coast. In Washington State, the storm claimed the lives of 22 persons, and caused 1.7 million dollars […]
It is now time for our weekly weather trivia, fun and interesting facts for your enjoyment…. Today I am giving you a test to check what you have learned over the time this site has been online – the answers and grading are at the end of the quiz – no peaking! 1) Which is […]
Weather Trivia Day The naming of hurricanes and tropical storms officially began in 1953. The wind doesn’t make a sound until it blows against an object. Average global temperature is up 0.94°C (1.7°F) since 1880. Fire whirls are tornadoes made of fire caused by wildfires. At any given time, on average there are about […]