Answers to common weather questions

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Answers to Common Weather Questions

What is the dew point? (or any other weather term)
• Weather Terminology from ABC Action News
• Dew Point and other Weather Calculators

Where can I get daily Sunrise and Sunset data?
• Sunrise and Sunset Info

Where can I view objects in the sky such as orbiting satellites?
• Heavens Above

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Place: Southern CA
Year: 1967
Event: Heavy rains; 14 inches of rainfall in the mountains, 7.96 inches in downtown LA. Severe local flooding with damaging mud slides. Said to be the worst since 1934.

Place: Florida
Year: 1985
Event: Hurricane Kate made landfall at Mexico Beach. This is the latest know hurricane to hit the U.S. so far north.

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