Clear, sunny, cold and the answers to the quiz are posted

Good morning Augusta.

This morning it is partly cloudy. High of 36F. Winds less than 5 mph.

Tonight it will remain partly cloudy. Low of 25F. Winds less than 5 mph.

The readings from my LaCrosse weather station are:

The humidity is 86% with a dew point of 19.3ºF and a wind chill of 22.9ºF.

The temperature is 22.9ºF.

Presently we have   wind barely puffing between 0.9 MPH and 1.2 MPH.

Our Barometric pressure is 30.35/HPA 1027.7 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, sunset will be at 3:59 PM with Moon Rise at 7:11 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, and the moon phase is Waxing Crescent.

For the pilots out there: Raw METAR is –

METAR KAUG 131153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M06/M08 A3041 RMK AO2 SLP302 T10611078 11028 21067 53007

We have had no percipitation in this area over the past 24 hours.

Answers to the Quiz about snow

That was posted yesterday

An *  indicates the correct answer

The temperature outside must be below freezing for it to snow.

True

False *

Snow forms in the clouds, where temperatures are generally much lower. As long as the atmospheric temperature is below freezing, snowflakes can form. This will create very wet, sticky flakes. Of course, if the ground temperature is much above freezing, the snow won't stick around for long.

Which area of the U.S. receives the most snowfall annually, on average?

Valdez, Alaska

Mt. Rainier, Washington*

Mt. Washington, New Hampshire

Mt. Shasta, California

Rainer Paradise Ranger Station, in Washington state, receives a staggering 676 inches of snow each year, on average. That's more than twice the snow that Valdez, Alaska gets, with its 326 inches.

What is the most snow to fall in a single day in the U.S.?

82 inches

74 inches

63 inches*

58 inches

Georgetown, Colorado, received a record 63 inches of snow on December 4, 1913.

All snowflakes have six sides.

True *

False

What is the most snow to fall on one area during a single storm?

189 inches*

202 inches

237 inches

306 inches

Between Feb. 13 and 19, 1959, 189 inches of snow fell on Mt. Shasta, California, in a storm system that gripped the area for five straight days.

What is the most snow to fall on one area during a single month?

274 inches

390 inches*

422 inches

487 inches

Tamarack, California, holds the record for receiving the most snow in a single month. In January of 1911, Tamarack received 390 inches of snow.

What is the most snow to fall on an area during a single winter?

874 inches

927 inches

1,018 inches

1,140 inches*

The record for the most snow over the course of one season goes to Mount Baker, Washington , which was pounded with 1,140 inches of snow during the winter of 1998 - 99.

Which U.S. city sees the greatest number of snowy days each year, on average?

Portland, Maine

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Rochester, New York*

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Rochester, New York, sees an average of 66 snowy days each year. Portland has 28; Milwaukee has 35; and Minneapolis has 37.

Eskimos have 100 words for snow.

True

False*

The languages used by the indigenous people of the circumpolar region that includes Canada, Greenland, Alaska, and Siberia (commonly known as Eskimos), tend to have about the same number of words for different types of snow as English does.

Generally speaking, how many inches of snow does it take to melt into one inch of water?

1

4

7

10*

It usually takes 10 inches of snow to make one inch of water.