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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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Glossary

In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with...

Weather conditions are the components that comprise the state of the atmosphere. The six main weather conditions are temperature,...

A tropical cyclone, also called a hurricane, is a severe tropical storm with wind speeds in excess of 74 mph. Known as a...

The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.

The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.

Coastal flooding occurs when water from the ocean, sea, or large lakes inundates land areas along the coast, usually due...

Bright and dark rays with changing colors and contrast in the sky. These rays become visible due to the reflection of atmospheric...

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

An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...

Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.