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Extreme Weather Trivia Quiz

Here is a quiz devoted to extreme weather phenomena. (All temperatures are in Fahrenheit).

A multiple-choice quiz by bruinboy. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
bruinboy

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
123,249

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. On September 13, 1922, Al Aziziyah, in Libya, reported the highest temperature ever recorded. According to their claims, how hot did it get that day? Hint

136 degrees F

161 degrees F

100 degrees F

129 degrees F

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Question 2 of 10

2. On January 23, 1971 Prospect Creek, Alaska got a little cold, to say the least. This set a record as the lowest temperature ever recorded in the USA. How cold did it get that day? Hint

-128.6 degrees F

-85.1 degrees F

-90.4 degrees F

-79.8 degrees F

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Question 3 of 10

3. Hurricane Gilbert in 1988 produced an incredibly low barometric pressure thought to be the lowest ever recorded up until that time. How low was it? Hint

789 millibars

929 millibars

940 millibars

888 millibars

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Question 4 of 10

4. It was a blustery day in Mount Washington, New Hampshire on April 12, 1934. How fast did the surface wind speed top out at that day, setting a world record? Hint

188 miles per hour

132 miles per hour

231 miles per hour

202 miles per hour

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Question 5 of 10

5. On April 2, 1958 an F5 tornado produced some rather fast winds. Thought to have set a record, how fast did the winds get? Hint

339 miles per hour

303 miles per hour

286 miles per hour

235 miles per hour

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Question 6 of 10

6. On July 4, 1956 Unionville, Maryland got slammed with how much rainfall in a one minute period? Hint

0.67 inches

0.78 inches

1.23 inches

0.97 inches

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Question 7 of 10

7. Silver Lake, Colorado got an incredible amount of snow dumped on it in a 24 hour period in April of 1921. How much snow fell on this city? Hint

66.1 inches

121.4 inches

75.8 inches

32.7 inches

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Question 8 of 10

8. An incredibly large hailstone fell on Coffeyville, Kansas during a September 1979 storm. How large was the circumference of this hailstone? Hint

15.3 inches

5.7 inches

17.5 inches

12.3 inches

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Question 9 of 10

9. One of the longest distances covered by tornadoes was recorded in 1917. Around what distance did this series of tornadoes cover? Hint

100 miles

290 miles

540 miles

50 miles

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Question 10 of 10

10. What extreme weather phenomenon occurred in Glasgow, Montana on September 9, 1994? Hint

A late summer storm dropped 12 inches of rain in a 42 minute period

The first ever F6 tornado (wind speeds between 319 and 379 miles per hour) was recorded

The temperature rose 26 degrees F in fifteen minutes

The lowest temperature ever recorded in the 48 contiguous states (i.e. excluding Hawaii and Alaska) of -69.7 degrees F was recorded here due to a freak Arctic blast

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. On September 13, 1922, Al Aziziyah, in Libya, reported the highest temperature ever recorded. According to their claims, how hot did it get that day?

Answer: 136 degrees F

The World Meteorological Society investigated the claim in detail in 2012, concluding that the temperature had been overstated by between twelve and thirteen degrees Fahrenheit. The highest temperature recorded in the USA was 134 degrees F in Death Valley, California on July 10, 1913, and this became the new benchmark in 2012.

2. On January 23, 1971 Prospect Creek, Alaska got a little cold, to say the least. This set a record as the lowest temperature ever recorded in the USA. How cold did it get that day?

Answer: -79.8 degrees F

The lowest temperature ever recorded in the world was -128.6 degrees F at Vostok Station, Antartica on July 21, 1983. The lowest temperature ever recorded in an inhabited area was -90.4 degrees F at Oymyakon, Siberia (pop. 4,000) on February 6, 1933 and at Verkhoyansk, Siberia on January 3, 1885.

3. Hurricane Gilbert in 1988 produced an incredibly low barometric pressure thought to be the lowest ever recorded up until that time. How low was it?

Answer: 888 millibars

The highest barometric pressure ever recorded was 1083.6 millibars set in Agata, USSR on December 31, 1968.

4. It was a blustery day in Mount Washington, New Hampshire on April 12, 1934. How fast did the surface wind speed top out at that day, setting a world record?

Answer: 231 miles per hour

This place is the windiest place in the USA based on annual average wind speed.

5. On April 2, 1958 an F5 tornado produced some rather fast winds. Thought to have set a record, how fast did the winds get?

Answer: 286 miles per hour

This tornado occurred in Wichita Falls, Texas.

6. On July 4, 1956 Unionville, Maryland got slammed with how much rainfall in a one minute period?

Answer: 1.23 inches

To put this amount into perspective, if that rate was to occur for one hour, you would have over 6 feet of rain!

7. Silver Lake, Colorado got an incredible amount of snow dumped on it in a 24 hour period in April of 1921. How much snow fell on this city?

Answer: 75.8 inches

On April 14-15, 1921, Silver Lake, Colorado got hit with a spring snow storm and received 75.8 inches (6.3 feet) worth of snow in a 24 hour period.

8. An incredibly large hailstone fell on Coffeyville, Kansas during a September 1979 storm. How large was the circumference of this hailstone?

Answer: 17.5 inches

This whopper of a hailstone weighed 1.67 pounds.

9. One of the longest distances covered by tornadoes was recorded in 1917. Around what distance did this series of tornadoes cover?

Answer: 290 miles

Over a period of eight days, in May and June of 1917, a group of tornadoes covered around 290 miles in the mid western and south eastern parts of the USA. Nearly 400 people lost their lives.

10. What extreme weather phenomenon occurred in Glasgow, Montana on September 9, 1994?

Answer: The temperature rose 26 degrees F in fifteen minutes

On September 9, 1994, an odd atmospheric event called a heat burst where a parcel of air from a thunderstorm is pushed down from some 20,000 feet to the surface, warming by compression all the way down warmed up this city from 67 degrees F at 5:02 AM to 93 degrees F by 5:17 AM. By 5:40 AM, the temperature was back down to 68 F degrees.

An F6 tornado, although on the Fujita Scale of tornadoes, has never been recorded.

The lowest temperature in the lower 48 states was -69.7 F, but it was at Rogers Pass, Montana on January 20, 1954.

Twelve inches of rain in 42 minutes really did happen, but it occurred in Holt, MO on June 22, 1947.

Source: Author bruinboy

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