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128
How can a storm drop 40 inches (1 metre) of rain?
Aug 27 '17 at 17:28
17
What does a mm of rain mean?
Jul 11 '18 at 15:57
13
Why is it colder in the mountains than at sea level?
Nov 5 '16 at 7:43
11
How to calculate w-wind?
Jan 20 '17 at 11:07
10
Is there sand in Antarctica?
May 21 '18 at 22:00
10
Is it typically colder after a storm?
Dec 16 '16 at 9:35
8
How much of Earth's land area has antipodal land area?
May 13 '18 at 20:41
7
Are there any weather services that provide hourly forecasts beyond 7 days?
Jul 12 '18 at 18:05
7
Why doesn't the 71% water of the earth dry or evaporate?
Apr 30 '17 at 20:29
7
Where can I find the record for the heaviest single-day rainfall ever recorded on any date at a specific location?
May 23 '17 at 6:20
6
How does the tornado chaser locate the spot?
Nov 11 '16 at 3:11
6
Why does Colorado have so many days of partly cloudy skies?
Apr 27 '18 at 2:30
6
How to calculate 3-hour flux values in ERA-Interim?
May 26 '17 at 7:19
6
Where can I get historic hourly precipitation data for Italy?
Jan 10 '17 at 22:38
5
Probability ( weather tomorrow = weather today)?
Oct 15 '18 at 15:22
5
Are there websites where I can get “lightning frequency maps” in near-real time (worldwide)?
Jul 22 '18 at 7:53
5
Can weather radar be used to track swarms other than mayflies?
Sep 7 '18 at 15:51
5
Does the global temperature vary daily (hotter and colder days)?
Sep 7 '18 at 12:22
5
Do hurricanes cool the earth?
Jul 31 '18 at 13:00
5
Is the atmosphere a part of Earth?
Apr 13 '18 at 12:29
5
If a prevailing wind traveled due east in the Northern Hemisphere, would the Coriolis Effect act on the water?
Jan 31 '18 at 16:14
5
How long does it take to refresh the entire water supply in the Earth's atmosphere?
Aug 23 '17 at 5:45
5
How much atmoshphere is there compared to land and water
Aug 14 '17 at 8:57
5
Why are frontal zones connected to low-pressure systems but not to high-pressure systems?
Jun 16 '17 at 19:07
5
Which clouds can produce lighting and thunder?
Apr 4 '17 at 11:42
5
ECMWF data as WRF input
Mar 22 '17 at 7:01
5
Is there a standardized way to define weather icons based on quantifiable data?
Jan 10 '17 at 22:21
5
What is the difference between Precipitable Water (PW or PWAT) and Quantitive Precipitation Forecast (QPF) in terms of computer weather model data?
Nov 29 '16 at 8:25
4
What exactly is an “upper air station”?
Jul 7 '18 at 13:17
4
Why are tropical cyclones forming earlier in the North Atlantic basin?
May 26 '18 at 13:17
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