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February 21 Weather Quiz

February 21, 2013

Written by Don Moldenhauer, My-Cast Meteorologist

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1. What’s the greatest snowfall recorded in Colorado in one day?
(a) 15.3″ (b) 100.6″ (c) 35.3″ (d) 75.8″

2. Granular snow formed by alternate thawing and freezing:
(a) Corn snow (b) Flurries (c) Snirt (d) Powder snow

3. Static shocks received touching a doorknob are more likely with:
(a) Poor wiring (b) Thunderstorms (c) Low humidity (d) High humidity

4. Sun’s rays are as high in the sky on March 1 as in:
(a) Late November (b) Mid October (c) Mid December (d) Early September

5. Phenomenon with cooler than normal sea surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific:
(a) Hay viento (b) Esta despejado (c) El Nino (d) La Nina

6. NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center is responsible for issuing:
(a) Winter Storm Watches (b) Tornado Watches (c) Flash Flood Warnings (d) Blizzard Warnings

7. Describes precipitation that starts, stops and varies in intensity:
(a) Showers (b) Fog (c) Snow (d) Rain

Answers: 1(d) / 2(a) / 3(c) / 4(b) / 5(d) / 6(b) / 7(a)


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February 7 Weather Quiz

February 7, 2013

Written by Don Moldenhauer, My-Cast Meteorologist

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1. What is the world’s one minute rainfall record?
(a) 0.84 inches (b) 2.37 inches (c) 0.18 inches (d) 1.23 inches

2. An EF-4 tornado has winds of:
(a) 208-260mph (b) 166-200mph (c) 319-341mph (d) 100-166mph

3. January, 2013 average snow cover in the U.S. was:
(a) 2% (b) 15% (c) 35% (d) 57%

4. What is the lowest temperature recorded in the US?
(a) -79.8°F (b) -39.2°F (c) -41.3°F (d) -67.6°F

5. Which type of cloud is most likely to produce rain?
(a) Cumulus (b) Cirrus (c) Altocumulus (d) Cirrostratus

6. What is the least humid city in the United States?
(a) Los Angeles, CA (b) Denver, CO (c) Phoenix, AZ (d) Las Vegas, NV

7. Storm updraft speed necessary for golf ball sized hail:
(a) 70mph (b) 20mph (c) 64mph (d) 50mph

8. Which location saw its coldest January on record in 2012?
(a) Bettles, AK (b) Miami, FL (c) Minneapolis, MN (d) New York, NY

Answers: 1(d) / 2(b) / 3(d) / 4(a) / 5(a) / 6(d) / 7(c) / 8(a)

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January 31 Weather Quiz

January 31, 2013

Written by Don Moldenhauer, My-Cast Meteorologist

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1. According to folklore, if the groundhog sees his shadow on February 2nd, we can expect:
(a) Winter will end soon (b) 12 more weeks of winter (c) 9 more weeks of winter (d) 6 more weeks of winter

2. The largest Groundhog Day celebration is held in:
(a) Punxsutawney, PA (b) Los Angeles, CA (c) Philadelphia, PA (d) Pittsburgh, PA

3. The largest tornado outbreak (56) in Arkansas occurred:
(a) In March (b) In January (c) In June (d) In May

4. The explosive expansion of rapidly heated air around lightning causes:
(a) Hail (b) Raindrops (c) Snow (d) Thunder

5. Which gas is found in higher concentrations in the atmosphere?
(a) Ammonia (b) Carbon monoxide (c) Carbon dioxide (d) Ozone

6. How long has the National Weather Service used weather balloons?
(a) 25 years (b) Over 60 years (c) 32 years (d) 48 years

7. Which is always correct? Clouds form when air cools to:
(a) -15°F (b) -25°F (c) Freezing (d) The dew point

8. The Groundhog Day Blizzard of 2011 hit which city?
(a) Chicago, IL (b) Minot, ND (c) Minneapolis, MN (d) Denver, CO

Answers: 1(d) / 2(a) /3(b) /4(d) / 5(c) / 6 (b) / 7(d) / 8(a)

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January 24 Weather Quiz

January 24, 2013

Written by Don Moldenhauer, My-Cast Meteorologist

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1. Returns to Barrow, Alaska in late January after 65 days:
(a) Polar bears (b) Seals (c) Thawing temps (d) Sunlight

2. Diamond Dust is another name for:
(a) Falling ice crystals (b) Blizzard (c) Small hailstorm (d) Frost

3. The US state most often affected by Monsoons:
(a) Washington (b) Georgia (c) Arizona (d) South Carolina

4. Cold weather and winter storms claim more lives in the US than:
(a) Lightning (b) Tornadoes (c) Hurricanes (d) Floods

5. Large, slow-moving mass of ice from compacted snow layers:
(a) Snowdrift (b) Glacier (c) Snow pack (d) Black ice

6. Which is most likely to occur with the passage of a cold front?
(a) Rainfall (b) Snowfall (c) Temps drop (d) Sunshine

7. An air mass influenced by the sea is called:
(a) Sailing air mass (b) Oceanic air mass (c) Nautical air mass (d) Maritime air mass

8. What is the Arctic Oscillation?
(a) Strong cold front (b) Pressure pattern (c) Northern Lights (d) Alaska tornado

Answers 1 (d) / 2(a) / 3(c) / 4 (a) / 5(b) / 6(c) /7(d) /8(b)

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January 17 Weather Quiz

January 17, 2013

Written by Don Moldenhauer, My-Cast Meteorologist

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1. Global December, 2012 temperatures were the coldest since:
(a) 1986 (b) 1999 (c) 2006 (d) 2011

2. What is the highest atmospheric air pressure ever recorded?
(a) 32.01″ (b) 31.05″ (c) 33.51″ (d) 30.12″

3. When did Gabriel Fahrenheit invent the mercury thermometer?
(a) 1538 (b) 1850 (c) 1714 (d) 1611

4. Area of light and variable winds near the Equator:
(a) Tropic of Cancer (b) Horse Latitudes (c) Jet stream (d) Doldrums

5. In January, daylight hours in the Northern Hemisphere:
(a) Increase then decrease (b) Increase (c) Stay the same (d) Decrease

6. Most tornadoes in the Southern Hemisphere spin:
(a) Downward (b) Clockwise (c) Counter-clockwise (d)Same as in U.S.

7. What’s the coldest temperature ever recorded in Alabama?
(a) -27° (b) 0° (c) -15° (d) 5°

8. Cirrus clouds are:
(a) Low and thick (b) Billowing (c) Towering (d) High and thin

Answers 1 (a) / 2 (a) / 3 (c) / 4 (d) / 5 (b) /6 (b) / 7 (a) /8 (d)

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January 11 Weather Quiz

January 10, 2013

Written by Don Moldenhauer, My-Cast Meteorologist

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1. Sun shining through breaks in clouds on the horizon is called:

(a) Halo (b) Sun dogs (c) Aurora (d) Crepuscular rays

2. Where do you find the trade winds?

(a) Near Equator (b) Near North Pole (c) West Coast of Canada (d) Near Europe

3. The coldest temperature ever recorded in Miami, Florida:

(a) 34° in 1917 (b) 20° in 1976 (c) 27° in 1917 (d) 41° in 1889

4. At what temperature do Mercury thermometers freeze?

(a) -100°F (b) -38°F (c) 0°F (d) -51°F

5. Which President had the snowiest inauguration with 9.8″?

(a) Calvin Coolidge (b) Ulysses S. Grant (c) William H. Taft (d) George W. Bush

6. Blowing snow is more common in what areas?

(a) Cities (b) Open and rural (c) Deep valleys (d) Forests

7. How much of the US was snow covered on January 10, 2013?

(a) 40% (b) 10% (c) 25% (d) 100%

8. On a weather map, blue lines with triangles represent a:

(a) Warm front (b) Dryline (c) Trough (d) Cold front

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1 (d) / 2(a) / 3(c) / 4(b) / 5(c) / 6(b) / 7(a) / 8(d)

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January 3 Weather Quiz

January 3, 2013

Written by Don Moldenhauer, My-Cast Meteorologist

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1. What type of weather reduces the risk of an avalanche?

(a) Gentle thaw-freeze (b) Very cold (c) Very warm (d) Windy

2. Orange Bowl 2009 in Miami was the coldest on record with a kickoff temperature of:

(a) 59° (b) 69° (c) 49° (d) 29°

3. On very cold days, these needle-like ice formations may float down:

(a) Black ice (b) Ice crystals (c) Ice pellets (d) Sleet

4. A line on a map connecting points receiving equal sunlight:

(a) Isohyet (b) Isobar (c) Isotherm (d) Isohel

5. Satellites track clouds at night by measuring:

(a) Doppler wavelength (b) Their speed (c) Lightning (d) Infrared radiation

6. Air near the Earth’s surface is composed primarily of:

(a) Nitrous Oxide (b) Carbon Dioxide (c) Nitrogen (d) Oxygen

7. A tropical cyclone of hurricane strength near Australia is called a:

(a) Willy-Willy (b) Tsunami (c) Typhoon (d) Hurricane

8. What is the average snowfall for Dallas, Texas in January?

(a) 3.2″ (b) 1.0″ (c) 5.5″ (d) Trace

Answers: 1(a) / 2(c) / 3(b) / 4(d) / 5(d) / 6(c) / 7(a) / 8(b)

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December 13 Weather Quiz

December 13, 2012

Written by Don Moldenhauer, My-Cast Meteorologist

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1. Bright spots seen on either side of the sun on a cold day are called:
(a) Ice beams (b) Rainbow (c) Sun dogs (d) Sun spots

2. Type of ice that is difficult to see on roadways:
(a) Black ice (b) Feather ice (c) Honeycomb ice (d) Rime ice

3. What’s the coldest temperature ever recorded at North Pole, Alaska?
(a) -82° (b) -75° (c) -66° (d) -52°

4. Based on previous years, probability of a white Christmas in Chicago:
(a) 30% (b) 40% (c) 50% (d) 60%

5. Time when astronomical winter officially begins and sun is farthest south:
(a) December 1st (b) January 1st (c) Winter Equinox (d) Winter Solstice

6. How many Weather Radio transmitters does NOAA have?
(a) 100 (b) 200 (c) 1000 (d) 10000

7. Who invented the mercury barometer in 1643?
(a) Kepler (b) Newton (c) Pascal (d) Torricelli

8. What region is the source of the coldest air for the United States?
(a) China (b) Europe (c) Pacific Ocean (d) Siberia

Answers: 1 (c) / 2 (a) / 3 (c) / 4 (b) / 5 (d) / 6 (c) / 7 (d) / 8 (d)

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December 6 Weather Quiz

December 6, 2012

Written by Don Moldenhauer, My-Cast Meteorologist

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1. When is the last time part of Hawaii saw a blizzard?
(a) Never (b) February, 1885 (c) January, 1946 (d) December, 2007

2. A “White Christmas” requires how much snow cover?
(a) Any (b) 1″ (c) 2″ (d) 5″

3. In the forecast, “Tonight” refers to:
(a) Sunset to sunrise (b) 4pm to 8am (c) 6pm to 6am (d) 9pm to 7am

4. Record Houston, TX set on 12-4-2009:
(a) Earliest Snowfall (b) Heaviest Snowfall (c) Rainfall (d) Wind Gust

5. Temperature that has same value on Celsius and Fahrenheit scales:
(a) -72° (b) -40° (c) 100° (d) 212°

6. An airmass characterized by cold, moist air:
(a) Continental Polar (b) Continental Tropical (c) Maritime Polar (d) Maritime Tropical

7. Which kills more people every year?
(a) Floods (b) Hurricanes (c) Lightning (d) Tornadoes

8. A storm system that has seperated from westerly flow aloft:
(a) Alberta Clipper (b) Cutoff Low (c) Nor’easter (d) Panhandle Hook

Answers: 1 (d) / 2 (b) / 3 (a) / 4 (a) / 5 (b) / 6 (c) / 7 (a) / 8 (b)

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November 29 Weather Quiz

November 29, 2012

Written by Don Moldenhauer, My-Cast Meteorologist

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1. Meteorological winter starts:
(a) November 15 (b) December 1 (c) December 20 (d) December 21

2. Visible satellite pictures can show:
(a) Clouds (b) Lake ice (c) Snow cover (d) All of these

3. Storms common in New England between September and April:
(a) Nor’ easter (b) Tornado (c) Typhoon (d) Willy Willy

4. Meteorologists worldwide use which time zone standard?
(a) AST (b) CST (c) PST (d) UTC

5. Snow blown from a mountain crest is called:
(a) Snow banner (b) Snowflakes (c) Snow roller (d) Snow stream

6. What’s the warmest temperature ever recorded at the South Pole?
(a) 8° (b) 17° (c) 23° (d) 45°

7. A heavy snow forecast generally means how much in 12 hours?
(a) 2″ or more (b) 4″ or more (c) 8″ or more (d) 10″ or more

8. How fast does unsaturated air cool with every 1000ft rise in height?
(a) 1.2° (b) 5.4° (c) 10.2° (d) 15.3°

Answers: 1 (b) / 2 (d) / 3 (a) / 4 (d) / 5 (a) / 6 (a) / 7 (b) / 8 (b)

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