Issued during the growing season when temperatures are forecast to be 1 - 2 °C
What is frost advisory
100
A funnel cloud with spinning columns of air that touches the ground
What is a tornado
100
An instrument for measuring air temperature
What is a thermometer
100
Typically painless destruction of skin tissue caused by excessive exposure to extremely cold weather, usually affecting toes, fingers, ears, and, nose.
What is frostbite
100
On December 29, 1968, a Lethbridge weather station recorded a record low temperature of:
a)-39.4°C
b)-40.6°C
c)-42.8°C
d)-44.2°C
What is -42.8°C (c)
200
A natural electrical discharge between a cloud and the ground, accompanied by a bright flash and typically also thunder
What is lightning
200
The shaking or movement of a portion of the Earth's surface
What is an earthquake
200
An instrument that measures air pressure
What is a barometer
200
The ‘feel like’ temperature on a cold day when you factor in the winds
What is wind chill
200
The average high temperature in December:
a)0.6°C
b)-10.4°C
c)-15.7°C
d)-4.9°C
What is 0.6°C (a)
300
A warm dry wind that blows down the east side of the Rocky Mountains
What is a chinook
300
A tropical cyclone with wind speeds of 119 km/h or higher
What is a hurricane
300
The position of the Earth’s surface north or south of the equator
What is latitude
300
A severe snowstorm with strongwinds of at least 56 km/h and lasts for a prolonged period of time
What is a blizzard
300
On April 30, 1967, Lethbridge had a record amount of snowfall:
a)30cm
b)54cm
c)72cm
d)86cm
What is 86cm (d)
400
A mixture of liquid and frozen precipitation
What is hail
400
Sudden flooding that occurs when floodwaters rise swiftly with no warning within several hours of an intense rain
What is a flash flood
400
Instrument used to measure the amount of rain that has fallen
What is a rain gauge
400
The actual depth of snow on the ground at any point in time
What is snow accumulation
400
On July 10, 1973, a Lethbridge weather station recorded a record high temperature of:
a)37.1°C
b)38.6°C
c)39.4°C
d)41.0°C
What is 39.4°C (c)
500
A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall
What is drought
500
An unusually large ocean wave caused by undersea earthquake, landslide, or volcanic eruption
What is a tsumani
500
Scale that measures the strength of tornadoes based upon wind speed
What is the Fujita scale
500
Precipitation that is composed of white ice crystals that fall from clouds
What is snow
500
The average high temperature in July:
a)30.4°C
b)23.9°C
c)29.2°C
d)26.1°C