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Random Facts About Weather For Kids

The Arctic (North Pole area) and Antarctic (South Pole area) can experience special night rainbows called “moonbows” during their long summer days!

The Vikings believed that the thunder god Thor used his magical hammer Mjölnir to create thunder and lightning.

In countries near the equator, warm and wet air often makes big storm clouds almost every day. That means places close to the equator can have lightning storms many days of the year!

The colors of a rainbow make up something called a ‘spectrum’—a Latin word meaning ‘appearance’ or ‘image’!

Lightning is more common in the summer months when the air is warmest!