A couple years ago, the temp was 20 degrees outside. I checked the thermometer. I don't know why i waited this long to post this question. It just came to me. Anyway, the temp outside was 20 degrees, and it was pouring down rain and thundering and lightning. I am not kidding. It was one heck of a thunderstorm. This was around 9 o'clock that night. I remember it well because i have never seen it rain like that at 20 degrees. I live in southeast VA if that will help any. Why did it rain and not snow? Has anyone else ever seen anything like this?
2006-10-23 16:21:46 · 3 answers · asked by Aaron 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
John, it was 20 during the rain. I went outside in the rain and checked the thermometer just to make sure
2006-10-23 16:43:25 · update #1
It rained because the temperature in the clouds was well above freezing. The rain would normally turn into sleet, but it didn't have time to freeze before it fell to the ground.
2006-10-23 16:30:52 · answer #1 · answered by Bryan G 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Maybe you're at the wrong elevation. Where I live, it some times gets cold enough to freeze, but it never snows. the worst it can do is create black ice on the streets. But up north where I used to live, it usually snows once a year- some times the day after Christmas. And on the way to Tahoe it snows. Here's one for you- when it rained, was it 20 degrees? Or was 20 Degrees before it rained?
2006-10-23 16:32:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer is Global warming.
2006-10-23 17:41:40 · answer #3 · answered by alfonso 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋