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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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A continental air mass is a large body of air that forms over land, characterized by dry conditions due to the lack of moisture...

An instrument used to measure the speed, force, and sometimes the direction of the wind. It can be cup or pressure tube anemometers....

Temperature scale, abbreviated as °C, found by accepting the freezing point of water at one atmospheric pressure as zero...

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

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

The expected rate of temperature decrease in an adiabatically rising air parcel when there is no heat exchange with the environment....

A cloud that develops from Cirrus, completely or partially covering the sky, creating a halo effect, thin, sheet-like, milky...

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

The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...

Meteorology is the scientific study of the atmosphere and weather processes. It involves observing, analyzing, and forecasting...