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In 1947, Snag, Yukon recorded a temperature…

January 30, 2023Weirdo

In 1947, Snag, Yukon recorded a temperature of -83°F (-64°C) so low that sounds traveled 4 miles, causing people’s breath to turn to powder and fall to the ground and river ice to boom like gun shots.

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There is a 109° F difference…

March 11, 2022March 11, 2022Weirdo

There is a 109° F difference between the record high and record low for the month of February in Wichita, Kansas. Loma, Montana has the record for the largest 24 hour temperature change from -54 to 49 degrees. 103 degree change in 24 hours. Montana also holds the record for fastest/biggest temp change from -4 to 45 in TWO MINUTES.

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The town of Winneconne, Wisconsin…

February 28, 2021Weirdo

The town of Winneconne, Wisconsin, after being left off of of the official state road map, attempted to secede from Wisconsin. They wished to either declare independence and annex neighboring towns, or alternatively be integrated into another state, ‘preferably one with better weather’.

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A woman sued a TV weatherman after he predicted…

December 15, 2020Weirdo

In Haifa, a woman sued a TV weatherman after he predicted a sunny day, causing her to go out lightly dressed – and when it turned stormy, she caught the flu, missed 4 days’ work, spent $38 on medication, and suffered stress. The case was settled out of cоurt for $1000, and the weatherman apologised to her.

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David Duchovny is banned from a Vancouver strip club for making fun of the weather

October 31, 2020October 31, 2020Weirdo

David Duchovny is permanently banned from a Vancouver strip club for insulting the city’s weather while filming The X-Files.

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The UK sits under 5 different air masses…

August 13, 2020Weirdo

The UK sits under 5 different air masses, creating unpredictable weather patterns and mimicking both tropical and polar climates. Although on the same latitude as Canada the UK often gets rain instead of snow throughout the year and humidity compared to that of a rainforest in summer.

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In WWII, weather reports were censored….

April 18, 2020Weirdo

In WWII, weather reports were censored to prevent enemy submarines from learning about conditions. A football game in Chicago was so covered in fog that the radio announcer couldn’t see the field, but afterwards he was officially thanked for never using the word “fog” or mentioning the weather.

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In the mid 19th Century…

November 13, 2019Weirdo

In the mid 19th Century, the belief persisted that weather was completely unpredictable. When one MP suggested in the Commons in 1854 that recent advances in scientific theory might soon allow them to know the weather in London “twenty-four hours beforehand”, the House roared with laughter.

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Lewis Fry Richardson derived…

June 30, 2019Weirdo

Lewis Fry Richardson derived many of the complex equations needed for weather prediction in the 1920’s. However, the math was so difficult that to predict the weather six hours in advance, it took him six weeks to do the calculations.

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During a particularly cold spell…

February 1, 2019Weirdo

During a particularly cold spell in the town of Snag (Yukon) where the temp reached -83f (-63.9c) you could clearly hear people speaking 4 miles away along with other phenomenon such as peoples breath turning to powder and falling straight to the ground & river ice booming like gunshots.

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