Weather Whiz: October 4

How well have you been paying attention to the weather this week? Here are five questions that will test your knowledge of what's been going on.

QUESTIONS

1. How many of the Lower 48 states had at least some drought conditions as the first full day of fall arrived?
2. El Niño winters typically bring ______ weather to the South and a drier winter to the Northern Tier.
3. SpaceX set a U.S. speed record by reaching the International Space Station in just ______ hours, a U.S. speed record.
4. The world's oldest grapevine just produced another harvest in Maribor, Slovenia, despite the region's ______ summer ever recorded.
5. An ______ lasts about a month and recurs roughly every six months, each one producing at least one lunar and one solar eclipse.

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ANSWERS

1. 40
2. Wetter
3. Eight
4. Hottest
5. Eclipse season

How did you do this week? Come back for more exciting weather questions next week, or risk showing up to trivia night unprepared!

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