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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

A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...

The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...

Ice forms on the surface of highways in a very thin layer that is difficult to distinguish from the color of the asphalt...

A deviation from the normal or expected value in atmospheric or climatic conditions, often used in meteorology to identify...

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

The formation of fog when warm and moist air passes over a cool or cold surface or, conversely, when cold air passes over...

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

A towering cloud that often reaches great altitudes and is associated with thunderstorms, heavy rain, and sometimes severe...

An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.

The reflectance rate of a surface, indicating the amount of electromagnetic radiation reflected from the surface. It depends...