Sunday, February 1, 2015

Weather Quiz





True or False.

If a winter is snowier than average (such as the 2009-2010 winter season in Washington, D.C.) then it must also be colder than average.






Answer to Weather Quiz question from January 23.

True. 

Washington, D.C. does see its largest snowfall totals from “Nor’Easter's” such as the January 1996 or February 2010 snowfalls - both among the Top Ten largest on record in the Nation's Capital.

3 comments:

  1. False. Snowfall is s function of moisture content once temps are near freezing. One could have a dry, but brutally cold winter.

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  2. You are correct. To read why, check out the new "Weather Quiz" question.

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