Geog 001 - Physical Geography » Fall 2021 » LA Historical Rainfall Records
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Question #1
The Los Angeles Almanac annual rainfall chart of 1877 to 2018 along with the 2018-2019 season came and the 2019-2020 shows that since records started being kept in 1877 rainfall in LA has
A.
vanished
B.
been regularly fluctuating with some years having more, other years having less and no clear trend upwards or downwards in the long term
C.
been steadily increasing to the point where we no longer experience droughts in Southern California
D.
been steadily decreasing to the point where historic drought conditions are now present
Question #2
February in LA is
A.
becoming the driest month of the year
B.
becoming the wettest month of the year
C.
typically the wettest month of the year
D.
typically the driest month of the year
Question #3
This February in LA
A.
has seen very little rainfall
B.
has seen average rainfall
C.
has seen slightly below average rainfall
D.
is becoming the driest February on record
Question #4
The most recent February to come in with no measurable rainfall in LA was
A.
February 2020
B.
February 1933
C.
February 2019
D.
February 1984
Question #5
The first February to come in with no measurable rainfall in LA on record was
A.
February 2021
B.
February 1878
C.
February 1984
D.
February 1912
Question #6
The average rainfall for February in LA is
A.
0 inches
B.
1.27 inches
C.
3.21 inches
D.
0.31 inches
Question #7
The rainiest February on record in LA when an astounding 13.68 inches of rainfall was recorded occurred in
A.
1998
B.
2018
C.
1884
D.
2020
Question #8
One of the most devastating weather events to hit California on record, resulting in extreme flooding and property damage occurred during a "43 day storm" in
A.
1961-1962
B.
1861-1862
C.
2018-2019
D.
2020-2021
Question #9
"Two exceptionally dry decades" that were followed by a megaflood in California occurred during the
A.
mid 1900s
B.
mid 1800s
C.
early 1900s
D.
years 2000 to 2020
Question #10
"In early December, the Sierra Nevada experienced a series of cold arctic storms that dumped 10 to 15 feet of snow, and these were soon followed by warm atmospheric rivers storms. The series of warm storms swelled the rivers in the Sierra Nevada range so that they became raging torrents, sweeping away entire communities..." This occurred in
A.
1861-1862
B.
2020-2021
C.
2018-2019
D.
1997-1998
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