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The 13th Annual Midday Minnesota Weather Quiz

Posted at 12:00 PM on August 27, 2009 by Mark Seeley (4 Comments)

Comments (4)

I live in England for 40 years and never heard a weather forecaster used either 'hoolie' or 'Robin Hood wind'.

Posted by Elliott | August 27, 2009 1:48 PM

In 40 years of living in England i never heard any weather forecaster (or weather man) use the terms 'hoolie' or "Robin Hood' wind.

Posted by Elliott | August 27, 2009 1:50 PM

I too lived for a time in England and recall Michael Fish using the term Robin Hood's wind in one of his BBC broadcasts. In addition, Carol Kirkwood of the current BBC broadcast team has used the term "hoolie" in hers. You can read more about it at...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/words_phrases.shtml

Posted by Mark Seeley | August 27, 2009 5:10 PM

I have to take issue with one of your quiz questions. You refer to 100 degrees being reached in Milan and Granite Falls, both in Chippewa County. Granite Falls is actually the county seat of Yellow Medicine county and not in Chippewa County.

Posted by Dale Lien | September 5, 2009 9:24 PM

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