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

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

A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.

Cloud or rain droplets containing pollutants, such as oxides of sulfur and nitrogen, to make them acidic.

A strong wind typically ranging from 34 to 40 knots (39 to 46 miles per hour) and often associated with rough seas and stormy...

Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.

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

A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated...

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These are shaded clouds that can be white...

A weather front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting the warm air off the ground and resulting in a mix...