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Join our monthly weather trivia contest. We'll pose a weather question. You take a guess. We'll also award Almanac prizes to the winners!
March Trivia Question
Question: Has Niagara Falls ever stopped flowing? If so, what is the exact date (day, month, year)?
We'll draw three names from all of the correct answers and send each winner The 2010 Old Farmer's Almanac.
February Trivia Question
Question: What's the difference between a frost and a hard freeze?
Best Answer: A frost refers to conditions that allow a layer if ice crystals to form when water vapor condenses and freezes without first becoming dew. A hard freeze is a period of at least four consecutive hours of air temperatures that are below 26°F. Many plants can survive a brief frost, but very few can survive a hard freeze.
We randomly drew four names from the correct answers. Congrats to Nancy Moore, Rick Buzga, Daphne Turner, and Nichole Harper. We'll contact you soon about your free 2010 Old Farmer's Almanac!
Trivia Question for January 11-31
Question: Why is every snowflake different?
We drew three names from the (many) correct answers. Congrats to Jocelyn Hyers, Micah Fledderjohn, and Robbin Nichols. We'll contact you soon about your prize!
Trivia Question for January 4-10
Question: Who built the world's tallest snowman?
Answer: The residents of Bethel, Maine! In February of 1999 they build "Angus," named for Angus King, governor of Maine. The snowman stood a whopping 113 feet, 7.5 inches tall. In 2008, they build the tallest snowwoman, standing 122 feet, 1 inch tall. She didn't fully melt until July!
We drew three names from the correct answers. Congrats to Gloria Pratt, Tim Hunt, and Joyce Barry. We'll contact you soon about your prize!
Trivia Question for December 14-31
Question: Has San Francisco ever had snow for Christmas? (If so, name the year.)
Answer: Yes. San Francisco got two and a half inches of snow on Christmas Day, 1856. It has snowed a handful of times since then in the Bay City, but never again on Christmas Day.
We drew three names from the correct answers. Congrats to Valinda Messick, Yoakum, and Nina Hargreaves. We'll contact you soon about your prize!
Trivia Question for December 7-13
Question: What is an Alberta Clipper?
Best Answer: Any rapidly traveling weather system that originates in the lee of the Canadian Rockies and produces snow can be considered an Alberta Clipper. The system moves quickly over land—specifically, across Canada and down into the northern United States. Gusty winds and cold Arctic air are its trademarks.
We drew three names from the correct answers. Congrats to Ben Susser, Chris Finer, and Janice Gidley. We'll contact you soon about your prize!
Trivia Question for Nov. 30–Dec. 7
Question: Is it colder at the North Pole or South Pole, and why?
Best Answer: The South Pole. Why? Because the South Pole is surrounded by a large land mass covered by a thick ice sheet. The North Pole rests in the middle of the Arctic Ocean which acts as an effective heat reservoir, warming the cold atmosphere in the winter and drawing heat in the summer.
We drew five names from all of the (many) correct answers. Congrats to Robert Bristow Jr, Nunzio Nano, Susan Martin, Ed Guertin, and Kimberly Collins.
Trivia Question for Nov. 23–29
Question: What’s the difference between a snow shower and a snow flurry?
Best Answer: Officially, the National Weather Bureau says that a snow shower is steady but light snow that comes and goes in intervals. A snow flurry consists of harmless flakes of very light snow.
We drew three names from all of the (many) correct answers. Congrats to Patrick Gilfillen, RaNae Peterson, and Pat Taylor!
Trivia Question for Nov. 16–22
Question: How much rain would a snowflake hold, if a snowflake could hold rain?
Best Answer: While there are many ways to answer this question, we think that the best answer is: Very little rain! The average snowflake is composed of over 180 billion molecules of water.
Congratulations to Sue DuBrava, Elizabeth Beach, and Jodi Ross for sending in the correct answer!
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