Weather Facts
There are 15 Weather Facts
- -40 degrees Celsius is equal to -40 degrees Fahrenheit.
- 9 out of 10 lightning strike victims survive!
- A rainbow can only be seen in the morning or late afternoon.
- Contrary to popular belief, lightning travels from the ground upwards not from the sky downwards.
- Dirty snow melts faster than clean.
- In ten minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all the world's nuclear weapons combined!
- It is possible to see a rainbow at night!
- It snows more in the Grand Canyon than it does in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
- Men are 6 times more likely to be struck by lightning than women!
- Moist air holds heat better than dry air.
- Oak trees are struck by lightning more than any other tree.
- Rain contains vitamin B12.
- Snowiest city in the U.S. : Blue canyon, California.
- The speed of a typical raindrop is 17 miles per hour.
- The winter of 1932 in the US was so cold that Niagara falls froze completely solid!
