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Weather Folklore

Weather Folklore. NWS Careers. NWS Operations. Records & Dates. Weather Pictures. Workforce Preparation. Weather Folklore. NWS Careers. NWS Operations. Records & Dates. Weather Pictures. Workforce Preperation. $100. $100. $100. $100. $100. $100. $200. $200. $200. $200. $200.

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Weather Folklore

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  1. Weather Folklore

  2. NWS Careers

  3. NWS Operations

  4. Records & Dates

  5. Weather Pictures

  6. Workforce Preparation

  7. Weather Folklore NWS Careers NWS Operations Records & Dates Weather Pictures Workforce Preperation $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500

  8. 1-100 1 - 100 Red sky at night, sailors delight, Red sky in the morning, ____________. $100

  9. 1-100A 1 - 100 What is sailors take warning? Red sky at night, sailors delight, Red sky in the morning, sailors take warning. $100

  10. 1-200 When dew is on the grass, ____________. $200

  11. 1-200A 1 - 100 What is rain will never come to pass? When dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass. $200

  12. 1-300 A ring around the sun or moon means _____ or ______ is coming soon. $300

  13. 1-300A 1 - 100 What is rain or snow? A ring around the sun or moon means rain or snow is coming soon. $300

  14. 1-400 Cricket thermometer- count the number of chirps in 15 seconds, __ __ to that number to get the current temperature. $400

  15. 1-400A 1 - 100 What is add 37? Cricket thermometer- count the number of chirps in 15 seconds, add 37 to that number to get the current temperature. $400

  16. 1-500 If teeth, bones and bunions ache, ________________. $500

  17. 1-500A 1 - 100 What is expect the clouds to fill the lake? If teeth, bones and bunions ache, expect the clouds to fill the lake. $500

  18. 2-100 1 - 100 Entry level position in the NWS charged with data collection, quality control and training to be a forecaster. $100

  19. 2-100A 1 - 100 Who is a Meteorologist Intern? $100

  20. 2-200 This professional provides hydrologic guidance to staff and customers such as Corps of Engineers, and works closely with Emergency Management on a variety of water and flooding issues. $200

  21. 2-200A 1 - 100 Who is a Hydrologist? $200

  22. 2-300 Program leader who provides computer and network support to the operations of a forecast office. $300

  23. 2-300A 1 - 100 Who is the Information Technology Officer (ITO)? $300

  24. 2-400 Centers of excellence providing broad scale forecasts concerning many weather types including severe storms, hurricanes, heavy precipitation, long range forecasts, and marine weather. $400

  25. 2-400A 1 - 100 What is NCEP? $400

  26. 2-500 This forecaster works at a large Air Traffic Control Center, providing up to the minute weather information for the FAA. $500

  27. 2-500A 1 - 100 Who is a CWSU Forecaster? $500

  28. 3-100 1 - 100 This product is issued every 6 hours for the aviation community, and provides a 24 hour outlook at specific airports across the world. $100

  29. 3-100A 1 - 100 What are TAFs? $100

  30. 3-200 This product is issued by one of the forecasters each shift (and as needed) describing their thoughts and reasoning behind the forecast. $200

  31. 3-200A 1 - 100 What is a AFD? $200

  32. 3-300 HWO $300

  33. 3-300A 1 - 100 What is a Hazardous Weather Outlook? $300

  34. 3-400 Name of the National Weather Service website to find all your hydrologic information including information on floods, droughts, and river stages. $400

  35. 3-400A 1 - 100 What is AHPS? Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service $400

  36. 3-500 NDFD $500

  37. 3-500A 1 - 100 What is the National Digital Forecast Database? $500

  38. 4-100 1 - 100 May 3, 1999… $100

  39. 4-100A 1 - 100 When was the Moore, Oklahoma F5 Tornado Outbreak? $100

  40. 4-200 This location holds the world record for a 231 mph wind gust which occurred on April 12, 1934. $200

  41. 4-200A What is Mt. Washington New Hampshire? Winds atopMount Washington averaged 186 mph for five minutes, with a peak gust of 231 mph 1 - 100 $200

  42. 4-300 The worlds lowest pressure inside a tropical cyclone ever recorded measured 870 mb during this storm. $300

  43. 4-300A 1 - 100 What is typhoon TIP, 1979? $300

  44. 4-500 The hottest temperature ever Recorded at Al’ Aziziyah, Libya in September 1922. $400

  45. 4-500A What is 136º F? 1 - 100 $400

  46. 4-400 USA’s largest 2 minute temperature rise in Spearfish SD on Jan 22, 1943. $500

  47. 4-400A 1 - 100 What is 49 degrees in 2 minutes ? (-4 to +45 degrees). Later in the day, the temperature fell from the +56 degrees to –4 degrees in 27 minutes. $500

  48. 5-100 1 - 100 $100

  49. 5-100A 1 - 100 What are snowrollers? $100

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