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Meteorologists J​​​​eff Masters, Bob Henson, and John Morales recently faced off in the extreme weather trivia showdown of the year.

As you watch the contest, play along by taking this quiz. How’d you do? Let us know in the comments.

Oxford Dictionaries chose the phrase “climate emergency” as its word of the year in which year?
Death Valley, California holds the record for the hottest place on Earth. It hit 134 degrees in 1913. That same year, it had its coldest temperature. What is the coldest temperature ever recorded in Death Valley in Fahrenheit?
Phoenix set a record in July 2023 with its streak of consecutive days at or above 110 degrees. How many days was the streak?
New York City had a record streak in 2023 without any measurable snow. How many days was this snowless streak in New York City?
What is the only known hurricane whose life span lasted two calendar years?
In 2023 Canada was affected by a record-setting series of wildfires. The smoke reached as far south as what U.S. state?
The National Weather Service in Buffalo, New York, began service in 1870. In what year did they issue their first blizzard warning?
Which hurricane had the fastest intensification in history?
The movie The Wizard Of Oz was released in 1939. It was the first movie to depict an authentic-looking tornado. What was the tornado made out of?
In what year was the first official Category 5 hurricane in the Atlantic recorded? 1924, 1934, or 1944?
Which Midwest city had catastrophic damage from a deadly tornado outbreak of 17 tornadoes in 1959?
The book “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Weather” was first published in 1999 by a broadcast meteorologist. What was his name?
The worst tornado outbreak on record in U.S. history happened in 2011. How many tornadoes were reported in that 2011 Super Outbreak? 342, 352, or 362?
What was the costliest U.S. hurricane on record?
Is there a state in the contiguous U.S. that has never had a tornado?
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Trivia questions credit: Alexandra Steele

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