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May 9, 2008

In Central Florida, which months have droughts?

May 8, 2008

What does the Keetch Byram Drought Index mean, and how is it calculated?

May 7, 2008

What is the difference between "isolated" thunderstorms and "scattered" thunderstorms?

May 6, 2008

Why do we get about an hour more daylight than New York in the winter, but in the summer at its longest time of day it equals out?

May 5, 2008

May 4, 2008

What is an isobar?

May 3, 2008

May 2, 2008

Why do severe storms and tornados mainly happen late at night?

May 1, 2008

What do we do when we have a hurricane notice at the last minute?

April 30, 2008

Does the water from the oceans evaporate into rain as fresh water or salt water?

April 29, 2008

What is heat lightning?

April 28, 2008

What should I do if I get caught in a rip current?

April 27, 2008

What is a lake wind warning?

April 26, 2008

What is "civil twilight"?

April 25, 2008

Is the “Sunshine State” really the sunniest state?

April 24, 2008

Can we seed clouds to help create rain?

April 23, 2008

What causes the wind to blow?

April 22, 2008

What is the hottest temperature ever recorded on Earth?

April 21, 2008

Do any other planets have lightning?

April 20, 2008

How big do raindrops get?

April 19, 2008

Why are some clouds black?

April 18, 2008

Could lightning strike a jet in the air?

April 17, 2008

What is a "trace" of rain?

April 16, 2008

Why is the moon so large in the sky as it rises above the horizon?

April 15, 2008

How big can hailstones get?

April 14, 2008

Why do we get about an hour more daylight than New York in the winter, but in the summer at its longest time of day it equals out?

April 13, 2008

What is the origin in calling the new moon such, if there is technically no moon showing?

April 12, 2008

What is an isobar?

April 10, 2008

What is a downburst?

April 9, 2008

My dad says the Earth isn't really round. What do you say?

April 8, 2008

What is an urban heat island effect?

April 7, 2008

Which brings stronger storms… cold fronts or warm fronts?

April 6, 2008

Does the amount of solar radiation determine the temperature?

April 5, 2008

What is the Kelvin scale?

April 4, 2008

What's the difference between rotation and revolution?

April 3, 2008

Just how sunny is "The Sunshine State"?

April 2, 2008

What is the highest point in Florida?

April 1, 2008

What is a cirrus cloud?

March 31, 2008

How are "normal" temperatures determined?

March 30, 2008

Am I safe once a thunderstorm passes and the rain ends?

March 29, 2008

Why do hurricanes always spin counter-clockwise? Is it the same for tornadoes?

March 28, 2008

How much is a "trace" of rainfall?

March 27, 2008

What's the most common gas in the atmosphere?

March 26, 2008

Can the sun make you sneeze?

March 25, 2008

Is a gust of wind the same as a squall?

March 24, 2008

How long do thunderstorms last?

March 23, 2008

What causes wind?

March 22, 2008

I hear you mention "sleet" sometimes, and "freezing rain" other times. Is there a difference?

March 21, 2008

Can it rain if the temperature is below freezing?

March 20, 2008

Does my thermometer have mercury in it?

March 19, 2008

What is the water cycle?

March 18, 2008

How fast do raindrops fall?

March 17, 2008

How big do raindrops get?

March 16, 2008

What makes the stars twinkle?

March 15, 2008

Are there different kinds of wind?

March 14, 2008

Is it true that there's always a thunderstorm somewhere?

March 13, 2008

Is it true that lightning never strikes the same place twice?

March 12, 2008

What is the jet stream?

March 11, 2008

What causes dew to form?

March 10, 2008

What are the three stages of a thunderstorm?

March 9, 2008

What's the difference between "weather" and "climate"?

March 8, 2008

Why do my joints hurt when bad weather is moving in?

March 7, 2008

What causes a sea breeze?

March 6, 2008

What is the difference between atmospheric pressure and barometric pressure?

March 5, 2008

What is a "mammatus" cloud?

March 4, 2008

Can we expect a solar eclipse anytime soon?

March 3, 2008

When a cold front approaches Florida, why does it only last a day or two?

March 2, 2008

What's the difference between "partly sunny" and "partly cloudy"?

March 1, 2008

What causes the ring around the moon, even a half moon? Do ice crystals cause this?

February 29, 2008

Why does high pressure generally bring good weather and low pressure produce overcast skies?

February 28, 2008

Does rain always occur during tornadoes?

February 27, 2008

Can tornadoes cross a large body of water, like a river or lake?

February 26, 2008

What is safer, a windowless laundry room or a garaged vehicle?

February 25, 2008

What happens when lightning strikes over or on water?

February 24, 2008

In the winter, we are closer to the sun, but why is it colder?

February 23, 2008

What are the fastest hurricane winds ever recorded?

February 22, 2008

What keeps a hurricane together as it spins?

February 21, 2008

What is the maximum height clouds are able to form in the atmosphere?

February 20, 2008

Is there a general direction that most tornadoes from and come to us?

February 19, 2008

If the sun is moving, are all planets moving along with the sun, beside moving around it?

February 18, 2008

How do you calculate "wind chill"?

February 17, 2008

Why do thunderstorms form in cells but rain can be widespread.

February 16, 2008

When you show us highs and lows on the map, how is the path these take determined?

February 15, 2008

What is the correlation between snowfall accumulation and "precipitation" as reported in inches?

February 14, 2008

I was wondering why it seems January and February are our coldest months when the sun has already begun to move North?

February 13, 2008

How often do eclipses happen and when will the next one be?

February 12, 2008

We know Florida is the "lightning capital" of the U.S. Is it the "hail capital," too?

February 11, 2008

I've told my friends up north that lightning in Florida is more dangerous. Am I right?

February 10, 2008

What is a downburst?

February 9, 2008

Why do we have so many thunderstorms here in Central Florida?

February 8, 2008

Does the amount of solar radiation determine the temperature?

February 7, 2008

What is the Kelvin scale?

February 6, 2008

Is it true that the Earth is closest to the sun during the winter?

February 5, 2008

What is the difference between rotation and revolution?

February 4, 2008

Just how sunny is the "Sunshine State"?

February 3, 2008

What's the highest point in Florida?

February 2, 2008

What's the difference between a "light freeze" and a "hard freeze"?

February 1, 2008

How are "normal" temperatures determined?

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