Baltimore Weather
Extremes
Extremes
Highest temperature recorded in Baltimore
What is 107? (July 10,1936)
The process of water changing into an invisible gas called water vapor
What is water evaporation?
Scientist who studies weather
What is a Meteorologist?
Most common type of storm
What is a thunderstorm?
Where should you go during a tornado if you are in a house, school or pubic building
What is the basement, or small interior room on the lowest level?
Lowest temperature recorded in Baltimore
What is -7? (happed 5 times)
Nature’s way of recycling water
What is the water cycle?
Sunlight refracting through water droplets
What is a rainbow?
Spinning clouds with a funnel shape
What is a tornado?
April through June
What are the months when most tornadoes occur?
Most snow in a single day
What is 25.5”? (January 23, 2016)
The amount of water vapor in the air
What is humidity or dew point temperature.
A tornado that forms over water
What is a waterspout?
Large, powerful storm that forms over large bodies of water
What is a hurricane, typhoon, or cyclone?
What you should do if you are in a car during an approaching tornado
What is leave the vehicle and lay down in the lowest spot on the ground?
Most snow in a season
What is 77”? (2009-10)
The process of water vapor turning into water droplets
What is condensation?
The weather in one place over a long time
What is climate?
Snow accompanied by strong winds and low visibility
What is a blizzard?
Scale used to rate the speed and damage of a tornado
What is the Fujita scale? (F-scale)
Most rain in a day.
What is 7.6”? (August 23, 1933)
Water that is found underground
What is ground water?
When the moon passes between Earth and the Sun casting a shadow on parts of the Earth
What is a solar eclipse?
Hotter than the surface of the sun
What is lightning?
Name of the zone in the United states that has the most tornado occurrences
What is Tornado Alley? Located in the Plains states from Texas to the Nebraska and Iowa