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U.S. National Weather Service: 3 ideas worth knowing

3 ideas from U.S. National Weather Service, each explained in a minute and credited to the original work. Free on Savvy.

• One town's temperature swung 103 degrees Fahrenheit in a single day

  On 15 January 1972, a warm Chinook wind swept into Loma, Montana, and the temperature rose from −54°F to 49°F (−48°C to 9°C) in just 24 hours, the largest 24-hour temperature chang…

  — National Weather Service, Loma, Montana

• Lightning never strikes the same place twice

  It's the proverb people reach for after a stroke of bad luck: at least it can't happen again. Does it hold for actual lightning?

  — U.S. National Weather Service, Lightning Myths and Facts

• A lightning bolt is hotter than the surface of the Sun

  The Sun's surface is the benchmark for unimaginable heat. Can a flash in a thunderstorm really beat it?

  — U.S. National Weather Service, How Hot Is Lightning?

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