Rainy Days
This place gets the least rain a year, less than the driest desert.
What is Antarctica?
Snow absorbs this, making it seem quieter where there is a fresh, white blanket on the ground.
What is sound?
A storm can be categorized as this if visibility is less than 650 feet and has winds over 30 MPH.
What is a blizzard?
This is name given to a scientist who forecasts the weather.
Who is a meteorologist?
This is the driest season on New Jersey.
What is Autumn?
This type of rain is man-made.
What is acid rain?
In addition to Earth, it also snows on this planet.
What is Mars?
These storms have winds at least 74 MPH.
What are hurricaines?
This is the name of the center of a hurricaine.
What is the eye?
This was the highest temperature ever recorded in New Jersey.
What is 110° on July 10, 1936 in Runyon?
Contrary to popular belief, rain is not actually this shape.
What is drop-shaped?
True or False: An igloo can be up to 50 degrees warmer inside than the temperature outside.
What is false? An igloo can be up to 100 degrees warmer inside than the temperature outside.
These are violent, rapidly rotating columns of air that extend from a thunderstorm to the ground.
What are tornadoes?
This is the name of the process where a cold, dry air mass pushes a warm, moist air mass upward.
What is a cold front?
This was the coldest temperature ever recorded in New Jersey.
What is -34°F in River Vale on January 5, 1904?
This US state holds the title for wettest in the country.
What is Hawaii?
The fact that this can cause an avalanche is false.
What is a yodel?
This unfortunate weather phenomenon is caused by fog or haze combined with smoke and other atmospheric pollutants.
What is smog?
This is the name of the weather phenomenon with thunder and lightning.
What is thundersnow?
This was the largest Atlantic hurricane on record, exceeding 900 miles in diameter and causing widespread destruction along the East Coast.
What is Hurricane Sandy?
This is the amount of time it takes for a raindrop to travel to the ground.
What is 2 minutes?
Snowflakes have 6 sides, otherwise called these.
What are arms?
This is defined as a sudden violent gust of wind or a localized storm, especially one bringing rain, snow, or sleet.
What is a squall?
This was the name of the deadliest hurricane in U.S. history.
What is The Great Galveston Hurricane of 1900?
This is latest date for measurable snowfall in New Jersey.
What is a trace of snow (0.0-0.1 inches) fell in Newark on May 10, 1954?