Month: August 2013

Swackett Weather Fun Fact: Did you know? The typical wave height from a Pacific tsunami is between 19 and 29 feet (6-9 meters).

Swackett Weather Fun Fact:  The world`s highest temperature was recorded on September 13, 1922 in El Azizia, Kibya with a temperature of 136 degrees Fahrenheit (57.778 Celsius).

Swackett Weather Fun Fact:  Water droplets larger than 0.5mm in diameter are classed as rain any smaller and it`s officially drizzle.

Swackett Weather Fun Fact:  In 1724, Daniel Fahrenheit (1686–1736), of Germany, developed the Fahrenheit temperature scale and in 1742, Astronomer Anders Celsius (1701–1744), of Sweden, developed the Celsius temperature scale.

Swackett Weather Fun Fact:  In 1957, the first weather forecast was televised from Pennsylvania State University, in the United States of America. The presenter, a professor in the university`s meteorology department, drew pictures on the chalkboard of what the weather would be like in the coming days.

Swackett Weather Fun Fact:  The Amazon Rainforest produces half the world`s oxygen supply.

Swackett Weather Fun Fact:  Earthquakes can be catastrophically destructive. However, the Earth releases about 1 million a year, almost all are never even registered.

Swackett Weather Fun Fact:  If you could remove a postage stamp size chunk of the sun`s surface, the brightness would be equivalent to over 1,500,000 candles burning.

Swackett Weather Fun Fact:  The belt of Venus is a phenomenon that occurs during dusty evenings when a band of pinkish or brownish sky will appear between the sky and the horizon.

Swackett Weather Fun Fact:  In 2001, there were reports of scarlet, green, yellow, brown and black rains in southern India. While scientists determined that airborne spores from algae caused these rains, a variety of substances can create strange-colored rain.