Rare Weather Phenomena
Winter Weather
Weather on Other Planets
Weather Movies
Region-Specific Weather
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Name of this phenomenon
What is a green flash
100
The term for pellets of ice that fall to the ground during the wintertime (not hail)
What is sleet
100
The hottest planet in our solar system
What is Venus
100
Probably the most famous weather movie of all time starring Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton
What is Twister
100
The name of the rainy season in typically dry/arid areas
What is a monsoon
200
Name of this phenomenon
What are light pillars
200
Name for a singular snowflake
What is a dendrite
200
The name for Jupiter's famous storm that has persisted for centuries
What is the Great Red Spot
200
City where Sharknado takes place
What is LA
200
The arabic name for intense dust storms
What is a haboob
300
The geologic feature that can often produce lightning when active
What is a volcano
300
Name for the region in a sounding where conditions favor classic dendritic snowflakes
What is the dendritic growth zone (DGZ)
300
The type of storm Mars is most famous for
What are dust storms
300
Name of the movie where a fishing boat gets caught in a famous 1991 Atlantic storm
What is "The Perfect Storm"
300
Strong, dry winds in southern California typically associated with enhanced fire risk
What are the Santa Ana winds
400
Name of the two rare types of lightning in this photo
What are a sprite and blue jet
400
Name of the 3 conveyor belts within a typical winter storm
What are the warm, cold and dry conveyor belts
400
The planet with the fastest winds in our solar system
What is Neptune
400
The name of the compound used by Kate in Twisters to "kill" the final tornado
What is silver iodide
400
The name of the wind that caused a record-breaking 49-degree temperature increase in two minutes
What is a Chinook wind
500
Name of the meteorological phenomenon caused by the effect of atmospheric electrical fluctuations on the alignment of ice crystals at the top of a cumulonimbus cloud.
What is a crown flash
500
The place with the official highest 24-hour snowfall record
What is Capracotta, Italy (100.8 inches)
500
The shape of the storm at Saturn's north pole
What is a hexagon
500
Name of the worst-rated mainstream weather movie (especially on Rotten Tomatoes)
What is Geostorm
500
Strong downslope winds in Antarctica caused by the flow of an elevated, high-density air mass into a lower-density air mass below
What are katabatic winds