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What is Precipitation?

Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet, and hail.

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The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...

Indicates the amount of water the soil can absorb/retain through percolation. This capacity is around 7% in sandy soil and...

A very cold high pressure that originates over the Arctic Ocean.

A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused...

Frozen drizzle is a dangerous type of frozen rain. It’s a light rain that falls in very fine drops, which freezes on contact...

Considerable cloudiness refers to weather conditions where a large portion of the sky is covered with clouds, but some clear...

A thin, white cloud layer that is intertwined or separate, arranged in regular order, and does not cast a shadow.

Local winds that blow from slopes to peaks as a result of the heating of the top slopes without being affected by general...

A storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere known as thunder.

The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.