Weather Fun Fact

• 1. -40 degrees Celsius is equal to -40 degrees Fahrenheit.
• 2. 9 out of 10 lightning strike victims survive!
• 3. A rainbow can only be seen in the morning or late afternoon.
• 4. Contrary to popular belief, lightning travels from the ground upwards not from the sky downwards.
• 5. Dirty snow melts faster than clean.
• 6. In ten minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all the world's nuclear weapons combined!
• 7. It is possible to see a rainbow at night!
• 8. It snows more in the Grand Canyon than it does in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
• 9. Men are 6 times more likely to be struck by lightning than women!
• 10. Moist air holds heat better than dry air.
• 11. Oak trees are struck by lightning more than any other tree.
• 12. Rain contains vitamin B12.
• 13. Snowiest city in the U.S. : Blue canyon, California.
• 14. The speed of a typical raindrop is 17 miles per hour.
• 15. The winter of 1932 in the US was so cold that Niagara falls froze completely solid!