Snowiest city in the U.S. : Blue canyon, California.
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There is a persistent storm in Venezuela that produces lightning 140 to 160 nights a year, 10 hours per day and up to 280 times per hour and has been going since at least the 16th century.
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Contrary to popular belief, lightning travels from the ground upwards not from the sky downwards.
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It snows more in the Grand Canyon than it does in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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The Earth sees about 760 thunderstorms every hour, scientists have calculated.
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The winter of 1912 was so cold that Niagara Falls froze over.
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The speed of a typical raindrop is 17 miles per hour.
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-40 degrees Celsius is equal to -40 degrees Fahrenheit.
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