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6. Heat and thunderstorms are related

Sun Mar 27, 2022, 08:29 PM

Mar 2022

Thunderstorms thrive under certain conditions. The two most basic elements that cause a thunderstorm to develop are:

Moisture
Rapidly rising warm air

Why are there more thunderstorms during the summer? https://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/climate-weather/storms/question646.htm

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One more blustery day. Warmer, less windy days ahead. [View all] elleng Mar 2022 OP

It was frigid today with brutal wind chill IronLionZion Mar 2022 #1

Did you go out??? elleng Mar 2022 #2

Low early Tuesday morning. High 72 Thursday. empedocles Mar 2022 #3

with t'storms (Thursday!) OH HECK! elleng Mar 2022 #4

Heat and thunderstorms are related IronLionZion Mar 2022 #6

Right. Weird weather, this week. elleng Mar 2022 #8

Yes, I love going out in the cold more than the heat IronLionZion Mar 2022 #5

GOOD! elleng Mar 2022 #7

Smithsonian Metro around 10:30 a.m. Saturday morning mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 #9

262,000 trips taken on Metro Saturday mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 #11