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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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
6. On July 4, 1956 Unionville, Maryland got slammed with how much rainfall in a one minute period?
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?
8. An incredibly large hailstone fell on Coffeyville, Kansas during a September 1979 storm. How large was the circumference of this hailstone?
9. One of the longest distances covered by tornadoes was recorded in 1917. Around what distance did this series of tornadoes cover?
10. What extreme weather phenomenon occurred in Glasgow, Montana on September 9, 1994?
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