NBC 5 Meteorologist Kevan Smith asks which tree is the most drought tolerant, and a hint, it’s a native Texas tree.

At -459.67 degrees there is no thermal motion and no heat energy present, therefore, all atomic and molecular movement stops. BC 5 Meteorologist Kevan Smith asks what this is called.

NBC 5 Meteorologist Kevan Smith asks what the old fashioned weather term ‘foxy’ describes.

DFW Airport dropped to 32 degrees for the first official freeze of the season on Friday, December 6.

NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell asks what the other name is for a stellar dendrite. 

NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell asks Zulu, UTC and GMT all reference what meteorological thing?

NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell asks what is NOT considered “snow” in official record keeping?

During the winter the North Pole is completely dark. NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell asks for how many consecutive days is the North Pole dark?

DFW’s average first freeze occurs on Nov. 22 and we average 29 freezes a winter. NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell asks for the fewest number of freezes we’ve seen in a winter.

NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell asks: At what height are temperature observations recorded?

Thursday morning brought the coldest temperatures that North Texas has seen so far this season. The official low at DFW Airport was 38 degrees. Cities like Denton, Granbury, and Graham dipped just below freezing. Light frost was seen on some cars and rooftops.

NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell asks the reason for the name “bomb cyclone.”

Before we can understand why the sky looks bluer in the fall, it’s important to first know why the sky appears blue in the first place.