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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

The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.

The measure of the water vapor or moisture content in the air, expressed as the mass of water vapor per unit volume of air....

Observation of the sky from the observer's location where there are no clouds, and there is no obstruction to visibility....

Jet streams are strong, fast-flowing air currents in the upper levels of the atmosphere. They form when warm air masses meet...

The situation where there is no advection because the constant pressure surfaces and temperature surfaces in the atmosphere...

Nimbostratus clouds are thick, dark, gray clouds associated with rainy and gloomy days that block the Sun. These clouds,...

Convection is the vertical movement of air caused by temperature differences, where warm air rises and cool air sinks. It...

The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.

A scale for estimating wind speed based on observed conditions of the sea or land. It ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)...

Condensation is the process by which water vapor in the air cools and changes into liquid water. This process is crucial...