·
What is the record size
of a hailstone?
o 20 cm in diameter
·
How fast does lightning
travel?
o Up to 40,000 km per second
·
What is the hottest
temperature on record in BC?
o 44.4⁰ C in Lillooet, Lytton and Chinook Cove in 1941
·
What is the coldest
temperature ever recorded in BC?
o Minus 58.9⁰ C in
Smith River, 1947
·
How much snow was there
in 1971-72 in Revelstoke?
o 2446.5 cm (= 81.55 feet) – the Canadian record
·
What was the most
amount of rain recorded in 24 hours in BC?
o 49 cm (19 inches) at Ucluelet in 1967
·
What is the major cause
of forest fires in BC?
o Human activity 48%; lightning 52%
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