Wild Weather Facts

Wispy Clouds are called CIRRUS.
Layered or Sheets of Clouds are called STRATUS.
Fluffy Clouds are called CUMULUS.
Rain Clouds are called NIMBUS (ex. Cumulonimbus = fluffy rain clouds).
CIRRO clouds are those which are highest in the sky.
ALTO clouds are those that are located mid sky.
And Nimbus clouds are usually lowest to the ground.
When a snowstorm’s winds reach 39 mph, it is called a BLIZZARD.
The word HURRICANE comes from A Carib-Indian word for “BIG WIND”.
In an atlas see if you can located the places where these fun weather facts occurred!
The strongest wind ever measured was 231 miles per hour, at Mount Washington, New Hampshire, USA.
The coldest temperature ever recorded was 129 F in Antarctica.
The hottest temperature on record is 136 F, recorded in the Sahara Desert, Africa.