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| Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, November 2014 |
What was the name of the Category 3 hurricane that caused major damage in Cabo San Lucas in September 2014?
A. Iniki
B. Marie
C. Odile
D. Rita
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Answer to Weather Quiz question from November 17
False.
No relationship exists between early season snowfall and a snowy winter. While the Veteran’s Day snowstorm in 1987 made that November the snowiest on record the rest of the winter saw below average snowfall. A similar scenario occurred in 1989 when November and December were both very cold and snowy while the rest of the winter saw virtually no snowfall.
Just yesterday, the Nation’s Capital saw their first snow of the season with a trace reported at National Airport with measureable snowfall north and west of town. Dulles Airport snow a daily snowfall record of 1.6” of snow yesterday. It remains to be seen whether that will foreshadow a cold and snowy winter or a relatively snow free winter. But it's important to remember that a snowy November and December has no direct relationship on the entire winter being snowier than average.
Why is it that this area of Mexico is so rarely hit by hurricanes? And what was it about this year's conditions that made for a major hurricane hit?
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