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DISTANCE OF LIGHTNING
To measure the distance of lightning, count the seconds from the time of the thunder to the flash of the lightning and divide by 5. This will give the answer in miles.
J Robert Franks, Physician Associate, Goldsboro, North Carolina, USA
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CELSIUS TO FAHRENHEIT
For general areas of temperature: -40=-40, 0=32, 10=50,16=61, 28=82
Jim Rule, retired, Elk City, OK, Beckham
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A MARITIME RULE
Red sky in the morning, sailors take warning.. Red sky at night, sailors delight
Elaine Gibbons, Communications Manager, SAN JOSE, CA, USA
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HOW MUCH RAIN EQUALS HOW MUCH SNOW
Although it varies by the wetness of snow, you can estimate how much snow you might have had if temperatures were lower. 1" of rain is about equal to 10" of snow!
John, photographer, Toledo, Ohio
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PREDICTING THE SEVERITY OF WINTER
It will be a bad winter if squirrels build their nests low in the trees.
Rodney Schabacker, Student, Winthrop, Iowa, USA
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COMPLAINING OF BAD WEATHER?
There is no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing.
kaeley wiseman, grad student, winnipeg, manitoba, canada
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PREDICTING A STORM
When the ink on a fountain pen flows more liberally than usual you are likely to have a storm.
UKJohn, UK
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SEATTLE WEATHER
If it's winter, it's cold and rainy in Seattle. If it's summer, the rain is warmer.
Sandy Beach, Surf Bum, Coupeville, WA, USA
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CONTEMPLATION
If you're contemplating to bring an umbrella or not - bring it.
Andy Tan
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FORCAST RAIN
When you see cows lying down, expect rain.
Brian Jarrett, Engineer, Erie, PA, USA
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WATCH THE COWS
If a majority of the cows in a field are lying down, a shower is likely to come. You also gauge the likelihood of a shower by the percentage of the cows lying down. It sounds unreliable, but the cows are never wrong.
Jeremy Teaberry, Attorney, Youngstown, Ohio, USA
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