| In 1937 a search party was sent for one of the goalies when a soccer game was stopped in England due to this weather condition |
fog |
200 |
January 16, 2020 |
| Non-fluid aneroid barometers use a partial one of these instead of mercury to measure air pressure |
vacuum |
600 |
January 16, 2020 |
| Doppler weather systems use this type of technology to detect weather patterns |
radar |
1000 |
January 16, 2020 |
| In a 2-week period in 2018, the East Coast was walloped by 3 of these storms named for the direction from which they came |
nor\'easters |
|
January 16, 2020 |
| From 2006 to 2013, 261 people in the United States were killed by this weather phenomenon; only 8 were golfers |
lightning |
200 |
December 17, 2014 |
| From the Middle English for "fall of dew", it's a light rain in which the water droplets are less than .5 mm in diameter |
drizzle |
400 |
December 17, 2014 |
| If there are more than 21 named Atlantic storms in one season, nos. 22 & up are named from letters of this alphabet |
the Greek alphabet |
600 |
December 17, 2014 |
| In this index, 11+ means extreme exposure & you should avoid the sun between the hours of 10:00 A.M. & 4:00 P.M. |
the UV index |
800 |
December 17, 2014 |
| Spanish for "little girl", it brings wetter, cooler conditions to the Pacific Northwest & drier conditions to the South |
La Niña |
1000 |
December 17, 2014 |
| In Death Valley it's the heat, not this, as this averages less than 5% |
humidity |
200 |
December 30, 2008 |
| North Central China has a climate like Kansas & also gets these choking "storms" in spring |
dust storms |
400 |
December 30, 2008 |
| In the upslope type of this visibility killer, air rises enough to cool to its dew point, causing condensation |
fog |
600 |
December 30, 2008 |
| The photo seen here captures a devastating 2007 one of these, also the title of a 1997 film |
ice storm |
800 |
December 30, 2008 |
| Legend says after pitcher Denton Young warmed up against a fence, someone said the fence looked like this had hit it |
a cyclone |
|
December 30, 2008 |
| The highest low temperature of any U.S. state is the 12 degrees F. recorded in this state on May 17, 1979 |
Hawaii |
200 |
January 12, 2006 |
| On a weather map, 3 horizontal & parallel lines indicate this weather condition |
fog |
400 |
January 12, 2006 |
| The Fujita scale that ranks the intensity of these goes from F-0 on up; an F-5 has wind speeds exceeding 261 mph |
a tornado |
600 |
January 12, 2006 |
| Sadly, in 2005 many learned this alliterative 2-word term for a rise in sea level accompanying fierce winds |
storm surge |
800 |
January 12, 2006 |
| This type of weather radar calculates the speed & direction of a weather system |
Doppler |
1000 |
January 12, 2006 |
| 16 degrees Celsius is roughly 61 degrees on this scale |
Fahrenheit |
100 |
November 3, 1998 |
| The name of this storm with winds over 74 MPH comes from the West Indies Taino word for "evil spirit" |
Hurricane |
200 |
November 3, 1998 |
| It's the 7-letter term for the common cloud type seen here |
Cumulus |
300 |
November 3, 1998 |
| A boundary between 2 dissimilar air masses, it may be cold, warm or stationary |
Front |
400 |
November 3, 1998 |
| Weather records are preserved in these, such as Mendenhall; a drill can pull out 160,000 years of data |
Glaciers |
500 |
November 3, 1998 |
| In 1995, 11 tropical storms in the Atlantic strengthened to these, the most in one year since 1969 |
Hurricanes |
100 |
July 17, 1997 |
| In the winter of 1997, the Great Lakes' lake effect dumped over 90" of this on Montague, New York |
Snow |
200 |
July 17, 1997 |
| As seen in Los Angeles, a thermal inversion of warm air covering cool air can cause a buildup of this |
Smog/pollution |
300 |
July 17, 1997 |
| This phenomenon begins with an invisible electric discharge called a stepped leader |
Lightning |
400 |
July 17, 1997 |
| In early 1997 floodwaters trapped 2,200 visitors in this California national park |
Yosemite |
500 |
July 17, 1997 |
| This storm's name is derived from Spanish tronada, meaning "thunderstorm" |
tornado |
100 |
May 16, 1996 |
| Atmospheric pressure reaches its lowest point in this less cloudy central region of a hurricane |
the eye |
200 |
May 16, 1996 |
| The most severe of these dry spells in the 20th century affected Africa's Sahel region |
a drought |
300 |
May 16, 1996 |
| The aneroid type of this instrument measures the effect of air pressure on a metal chamber |
a barometer |
400 |
May 16, 1996 |
| A buran is the Russian equivalent of this North American storm characterized by blowing snow |
a blizzard |
500 |
May 16, 1996 |
| A lot of this blowing around creates a "whiteout" |
snow |
100 |
December 1, 1995 |
| If you experience a wind known as a sirocco, you're in this desert |
Sahara |
200 |
December 1, 1995 |
| Air pressure is usually measured in millibars or in inches of this metal |
mercury |
300 |
December 1, 1995 |
| When this, the border of an air mass, passes over a fixed location, there's a sudden change in the weather |
front |
500 |
December 1, 1995 |
| Its life cycle usually has 5 stages: dust-whirl, organizing, mature, shrinking & decaying |
tornado |
|
December 1, 1995 |
| They're classified by their shape & elevation |
clouds |
100 |
May 16, 1994 |
| In the northeastern part of Honduras, this "season" lasts for most of the year |
rainy |
200 |
May 16, 1994 |
| The National Weather Service prepares 2 main kinds of these: short-range & extended |
forecasts |
300 |
May 16, 1994 |
| These most violent of all storms can form in thunderstorms located inside hurricanes |
tornadoes |
400 |
May 16, 1994 |
| In terms of the 2 types of pressure areas, wind moves in this direction |
high pressure area to the low pressure area |
500 |
May 16, 1994 |
| The primary one of these is caused by 2 refractions & 1 reflection of light by each raindrop |
a rainbow |
100 |
February 28, 1992 |
| It's a glass tube in which a column of mercury changes height with changes in temperature |
a thermometer |
200 |
February 28, 1992 |
| "Absolute" this is the term for the amount of moisture in the air |
humidity |
300 |
February 28, 1992 |
| On the Earth, Cu is copper; in the sky, Cu is this type of cloud |
cumulus |
400 |
February 28, 1992 |
| More common name for the tropical easterlies |
the trade winds |
500 |
February 28, 1992 |
| The record wind speed for one of these, 280 mph, was measured over Wichita Falls, Texas in 1925 |
tornado |
100 |
January 30, 1991 |
| In 1979 the names of hurricanes were changed to include these |
men |
200 |
January 30, 1991 |
| The rainiest place in the U.S. is in this state |
Hawaii |
300 |
January 30, 1991 |
| Indra, chief Vedic god of India, killed Vrtra, a dragon who held back these seasonal winds |
monsoon |
400 |
January 30, 1991 |
| An electrical discharge appearing as a blue or green halo is called this |
St. Elmo\'s fire |
500 |
January 30, 1991 |
| An anemometer is an instrument used to measure the speed of this |
wind |
100 |
November 8, 1990 |
| The THI, it tells you exactly how miserable you are on a hot summer day |
the temperature-humidity index |
200 |
November 8, 1990 |
| Word used to describe rain, snow or fog with a pH value of less than 5.6 |
acid rain |
300 |
November 8, 1990 |
| The Rocky Mountain equivalent of the Alpine wind called a foehn |
the chinook |
400 |
November 8, 1990 |
| The Humboldt Current is also called this, for the S. American country off the coast it's found |
Peru (current) |
500 |
November 8, 1990 |
| Though better known for his work with comets, he published the 1st weather map in 1686 |
(Edmond) Halley |
100 |
September 7, 1990 |
| These are the most violent windstorms |
tornadoes |
200 |
September 7, 1990 |
| Forms of this include forked, streak, ribbon & beaded |
lightning |
300 |
September 7, 1990 |
| Listless area near the equator where trade winds from the north & south meet |
the doldrums |
400 |
September 7, 1990 |
| A sudden gust of wind, a light snowfall, or a sudden burst of confusion |
a flurry |
500 |
September 7, 1990 |
| On weather maps isobars connect points of equal pressure & isotherms connect points equal in this |
temperature |
100 |
July 20, 1990 |
| The highest known barometer reading in the U.S., 31.85, was recorded in this state during a 1989 cold wave |
Alaska |
200 |
July 20, 1990 |
| During a storm this can occur in a cloud, between clouds or from a cloud to the ground |
lightning |
300 |
July 20, 1990 |
| The wind direction most commonly observed during a given period is called this |
the prevailing (prevalent) wind |
400 |
July 20, 1990 |
| The 2 seasons when icebergs are most likely to be formed |
spring & summer |
|
July 20, 1990 |
| If you walk on grass in early morning, you might step on these tiny waterdrops condensed from the air |
Dew |
100 |
May 18, 1990 |
| A dry spell that continues long enough to affect agriculture or other activities |
Drought |
200 |
May 18, 1990 |
| The lake effect, most pronounced near the Great Lakes, causes this type of solid precipitation |
Snow |
300 |
May 18, 1990 |
| The prevailing winds that blow across most of the U.S. come from this direction |
West |
400 |
May 18, 1990 |
| Severe tropical storm having winds in excess of 74 MPH & an eye in the middle |
Hurricane |
500 |
May 18, 1990 |
| The Pleistocene epoch of extensive glaciation in Europe & America is also called this |
The Ice Age |
100 |
April 19, 1990 |
| A magnetic storm is a worldwide disturbance of Earth's magnetic field caused by disturbances there |
The Sun |
200 |
April 19, 1990 |
| "Seasonal" term that describes the cold & dark weather that nuclear war could bring |
Nuclear Winter |
400 |
April 19, 1990 |
| The 2 most commonly used temperature scales, each named for its inventor |
Celsius & Fahrenheit |
500 |
April 19, 1990 |
| The temperature & humidity conditions characteristic of Santa Ana, Foehn & Chinook winds |
Hot & Dry |
|
April 19, 1990 |
| Airplanes can trigger bolts of this when traveling through electrified clouds |
lightning |
100 |
April 10, 1990 |
| Air is described as supersaturated when the relative humidity is higher than this percent |
100% |
200 |
April 10, 1990 |
| Tornadoes that develop over water are called these |
waterspouts |
300 |
April 10, 1990 |
| Season of the year when Arizona has its "monsoons" |
Summer |
400 |
April 10, 1990 |
| An increase in air temperature at higher altitudes is unusual & is called this |
inversion |
500 |
April 10, 1990 |
| For a storm to be called this, it must have winds greater than 32 MPH & heavy snow |
Blizzard |
100 |
November 16, 1989 |
| Silver iodide or dry ice is used to do this to a cloud |
Seed It |
200 |
November 16, 1989 |
| More tornadoes are recorded in the basin of this river than anywhere else in the world |
Mississippi River |
300 |
November 16, 1989 |
| An old weather adage says "Red sky in the morning, sailors" do this |
"Take Warning" |
400 |
November 16, 1989 |
| Also called a vapor trail, it's a cloud-like streamer that forms behind jets in clear, cold, humid air |
Contrail |
500 |
November 16, 1989 |
| The more familiar name for a "synoptic chart" |
weather chart (or weather map) |
100 |
September 8, 1989 |
| Trade winds blow from both the northeast & southeast toward this line |
the equator |
400 |
September 8, 1989 |
| Stratus clouds at ground level are called this |
fog |
500 |
September 8, 1989 |
| A 1989 drought in this country caused dry fields in Tuscany & low water levels in Venice |
Italy |
100 |
May 10, 1989 |
| Hard pellets of ice larger than 5mm are the only true forms of these |
hail |
200 |
May 10, 1989 |
| They heat the air in their paths to over 45,000° Fahrenheit |
lightning bolts |
300 |
May 10, 1989 |
| To see one of these, you must stand facing falling rain with your back to the sun |
rainbow |
400 |
May 10, 1989 |
| The expression "castles in the air" may "reflect" fact that these desert phenomena may also appear in the sky |
mirages |
100 |
July 14, 1987 |
| Guinness says it was one named Frederic which caused most damage along the U.S. coastline |
hurricane |
200 |
July 14, 1987 |
| A thunderbolt symbolizes Zeus while this after storm apparition is symbol of his messenger Iris |
a rainbow |
300 |
July 14, 1987 |
| Of 160°, 215°, or 265° F, the difference between the highest & lowest recorded Earth temperatures |
265° F |
400 |
July 14, 1987 |
| Term for the extra cooling effect caused by movement of air across bare skin |
windchill |
500 |
July 14, 1987 |
| On up to 25% of midwinter days, this falls on Anchorage, Alaska |
Snow |
100 |
December 30, 1986 |
| Tucson gets over half its precipitation during this season |
Summer |
200 |
December 30, 1986 |
| In an 8-12 MPH breeze, Glen Campbell would have a wind officially designated this way on his mind |
Gentle |
300 |
December 30, 1986 |
| Term for where a cold air mass meets a warm air mass, a weatherman should never put up a false one |
Front |
400 |
December 30, 1986 |
| Strange as it seems, in 1950, New York City hired Dr. Wallace Howell to make this |
Rain |
500 |
December 30, 1986 |
| In U.S., most rainy days per year, up to 350, occur in this state |
Hawaii |
100 |
November 19, 1986 |
| Glacial advances into Europe from mid 16th to late 19th C. are sometimes called little versions of these |
the ice age |
200 |
November 19, 1986 |
| Tiros was an experimental prototype for these |
weather satellites |
300 |
November 19, 1986 |
| Though named for snow, it's the driest state in the U.S. |
Nevada |
400 |
November 19, 1986 |
| The instrument most often used to measure surface wind speed |
anemometer |
500 |
November 19, 1986 |
| During a 1983 heat wave, St. Louis set up "cooling centers" for people without this |
air conditioning |
100 |
April 10, 1986 |
| Lightning can reach temperatures 3 times as high as the surface of this |
sun |
200 |
April 10, 1986 |
| Though a small part of the atmosphere, this gas has a big influence thru the "greenhouse effect" |
carbon dioxide |
300 |
April 10, 1986 |
| Usually, it's the snowiest month in the U.S. |
February |
400 |
April 10, 1986 |
| Storm-producing cumulonimbus clouds are popularly called these |
thunderheads |
500 |
April 10, 1986 |
| Around the world, 100 flashes of it occur each second |
lightning |
100 |
March 10, 1986 |
| Of the Northern or Southern Hemisphere, area that receives least amount of snow |
the Southern Hemisphere |
200 |
March 10, 1986 |
| Paired with London in a famous raincoat brand |
fog |
100 |
March 3, 1986 |
| To do this, subtract 32º & divide by 1.8 |
to convert Fahrenheit to centigrade (Celsius) |
200 |
March 3, 1986 |
| A listless depression, such as sailors feel in tropical areas of little or no wind |
the doldrums |
300 |
March 3, 1986 |
| Some say it comes in like a lion & goes out like a lamb |
March |
100 |
December 10, 1985 |
| If the air is ½ saturated, this is the relative humidity |
50% |
200 |
December 10, 1985 |
| In Poland, it's "God's gift to Poland", in England "all hallow's summer", & in America, this |
Indian summer |
300 |
December 10, 1985 |
| General term for all moisture that falls |
precipitation |
400 |
December 10, 1985 |
| Name for a nighttime rainbow that is illuminated by the moon instead of the sun |
moonbow |
500 |
December 10, 1985 |
| While a cannon shot may be heard 50 or more miles away, this rarely heard beyond 20 |
thunder |
100 |
April 23, 1985 |
| Direction of spin of a cyclone in the Northern Hemisphere |
anticlockwise (counterclockwise) |
200 |
April 23, 1985 |
| Term for frozen dew |
frost |
300 |
April 23, 1985 |
| This Italian's invention of the wind vane about 1500 changed the direction of forecasting |
Leonardo da Vinci |
400 |
April 23, 1985 |
| It happened to W.C. Fields when he opened his door & said, "It ain't a fit night out for man nor beast" |
snow getting in his face |
500 |
April 23, 1985 |