Weather Tidbits: Christmas Climatology
This Weather Tidbits explores the extremes and averages for Christmas. The average high in Salisbury is 48° with an average low of 28°. The highest maximum temperature or record high is 75°…
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Weather Tidbits: White Christmas Probability
Who has the best chance of a White Christmas? A White Christmas according to NOAA, is at least 1" snow on the ground on Christmas morning. The best areas historically consist…
Weather Tidbits: Grapuel
It's all about grapuel on this Weather Tidbits. Grapuel forms as snow, but then falls through a layer of supercooled water droplets. The droplets freeze, or rime onto the snowflakes, the end result…
Weather Tidbits: Perihelion
The 1st astronomical event of 2021 is the main headline of this Weather Tidbits. The perihelion or the Earth's closest point to the sky occurred on January 2nd, 2021. The Earth is 3…
Weather Tidbits: Winter Precipitation Types
The 4 types of wintry precipitation is discussed in this Weather Tidbits. All precipitation across the world begins as snow as it falls from the clouds. It's interaction on how much…
Weather Tidbits: What Causes Wind?
This Weather Tidbits explores how wind is formed. The first thing to understand is that air pressure is always to trying to reach a state of equilibrium or balance. Wind is…
Weather Tidbits: Arctic Oscillation
This Weather Tidbits explains the Arctic Oscillation and its role with the United States. The Arctic Oscillation or AO is a shifting of atmospheric pressure over the Arctic that creates changes in…
Weather Tidbits: Winter Fire Safety Tips
This Weather Tidbits breaks down multiple winter fire safety tips for your home. Turn off portable heaters when away or asleep. Use one heat producing appliance per outlet. Keep flammable…
Weather Tidbits: Winter Safety Tips
Winter safety tips will be discussed in this Weather Tidbits. Things you can do outside involve dressing for the conditions, limiting time outside, checking on others and watching out for icy…
Weather Tidbits: Christmas Tree Safety
This Weather Tidbits provides tips on how to safely display and put your Christmas tree. 1 out of 4 tree fires are the result of a tree being too close to…
Weather Tidbits: Thanksgiving Climatology
This Weather Tidbits checks out the climatology for Thanksgiving. The average high in Salisbury is 55° with an average low of 34°. The highest maximum temperature or record high of 75° was…
Weather Tidbits: Geomagnetic Storm Scale
The geomagnetic storm scale is explored in this Weather Tidbits. A geomagnetic storm is a disturbance on Earth's magentosphere that is caused by solar wind and its interactions with the Earth's…
Weather Tidbits: Aurora Formation
This Weather Tidbits explains how auroras are formed. Auroras form when solar wind, which are charged protons and electrons that are emitted from the sun; flow and follow the earth's magnetic field.…
Weather Tidbits: August Fog & Winter Snow Folklore
This Weather Tidbits explores the folklore of can August fog predict winter snow? The folklore states "For every foggy morning in August, it will snow that many days…
Weather Tidbits: Woolly Bear Caterpillar Folklore
Can the woolly bear caterpillar predict how winter will be? This folklore depends on the color of the woolly bear and the severity of winter. The more black than brown,…
Weather Tidbits: Random Leaf Facts
This Weather Tidbits involves random leaf facts. 200,000 is the average number of leaves on a mature oak tree while 360 dry leaves equals to one pound. One tree has…
Weather Tidbits: Stopping Distance
This Weather Tidbits explains the stopping distance for various types of weather. If you drive 40 mph on a dry road; your distance to completely stop your vehicle will be 80…
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