February Observances
On February 2nd, this famed rodent is the central figure in Pennsylvania's annual Groundhog Day celebration. What is his name?
February 17th is Random ____ of ____ Day.
What is Acts of Kindness?
Which civil rights leader founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)?
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?
In November of 1998, AWIPS was installed at ILX. What does the acronym stand for?
What is Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System?
In Central and SE IL, the coldest and hottest months on average are ____ and ____, respectively?
What are January and July?
Heart disease is the number ____ cause of death for both men and women in the U.S.
What is 1?
On February 5th, National ____ Day commemorates the birth of John Jeffries.
What is Weatherperson's
National Drink Wine Day falls on the same day as this mid-week holiday this year.
Who is known for refusing to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery Alabama?
Who is Rosa Parks?
How many employees have worked at ILX the entire 31 years?
At 11.33, which ILX county had the greatest number of tornadoes per 100 square miles from 1950 to 2024?
What is Logan?
In commemoration of American Heart Month: Which day of the week are heart attacks most common?
Library Lover's Day is celebrated on the same day as this well known February observance.
What is Valentine's Day
February 4th is National ____ Day. Hint: the answer is an article of clothing sometimes used to describe the weather.
What is Sweater?
Which famous poet and civil rights activist wrote: "You may write me down in history with your bitter, twisted lies. You may trod me in the very dirt. But still, like dust, I'll rise"?
Who is Maya Angelou?
321 is the most (locally issued) severe thunderstorm warnings issued in a single year. Which year was that?
When is 2006?
In Springfield, the snowiest Groundhog Day featured 7.9" of snow in which year?
What is 2022?
American Heart Month was founded in 1964 by which U.S. President?
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?
February 12th is Abraham Lincoln's birthday, which coincides with National Lost _____ Day?
What is Penny?
February 20th is National Love Your ____ Day.
What is pet?
Which lawyer and NAACP litigator successfully argued Brown v. Board of Education before the Supreme Court?
Thurgood Marshall
In December of 1993, construction began on the WFO. In which month of 1995 did the first 5 forecasters report to duty?
When is May?
In Lincoln, these two months have inverse changes in daily average high temperatures (45 to 58 and vice versa).
What are March and November?
What crucial action can a bystander take to double or triple a person's chance of survival during cardiac arrest?
What is Cardio-pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)?
The first Saturday in the month is National ____ for Breakfast Day?
What is Ice Cream?
February 11th is National Guitar Day. It's also National ____ Day, commemorating this popular caffeinated drink.
What is Latte?
Black History month was first recognized at the federal level by President Gerald Ford in which year?
When is 1976?
The ILX radar was commissioned in January of 1996. In which year did Dual-pol arrive?
What is 2012?
Occurring 5 separate times (each in different counties), what is the largest hail size measured in the ILX CWA?
What is 4.5 inches?
A heart attack occurs when reduced blood flow causes a portion of heart muscle to die from oxygen starvation. The medical term for a heart attack is ____ ____?
What is a Myocardial Infarction?
National Dark Chocolate Day, National Get Up Day, and National Freedom Day are all celebrated on this day of the month.
What is the 1st?
National Toothache Day is February 9th, while National Tooth ____ Day is celebrated on the 28th?
What is Fairy?
Who was the first black woman elected to US Congress?
Who is Shirley Chrisholm?
The first upper air launch occurred on this February day in 1995. Hint: This is also Singles Awareness Day.
When is the 15th?
Peoria has historically experienced a "white Christmas" (1" or more of snow depth) 34% of the time. When was the last time they experienced a white Christmas?
When is 2022?
What is the name of the protective, fluid-filled sac that covers the heart?
What is the pericardium?
On the third Monday in February we celebrate President's Day. The faces of which four presidents were carved into Mt. Rushmore?
Who are George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt?
February 16th is National Do A ____ A Favor Day?
What is Grouch?
Who was the mathematician whose NASA work helped send astronauts to space (featured in Hidden Figures)?
Who is Katherine Johnson?
How many employees have worked at ILX?
What is 70?
There have only been two (E)F5 tornadoes in ILX CWA history. The first impacted Taylorville on 4/24/1880, and the latter affected Lacon on 3/16 of which year? Hint: An F3 went through Lincoln the same day.
When is 1942?
There are around 60,000 miles of blood vessels in the human body which pump about how many gallons of blood per day? (a) 100. (b) 500. (c) 2,000. (d) 10,000.
What is (c) 2,000?