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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 mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.

A cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear...

A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.

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

Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.

The branch of science dealing with the laws of motion of air or other gases.

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

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

A fixed potential temperature line on adiabats, or the process of thermodynamic changes within a system without any exchange...

A cold front is the leading edge of a cold air mass that replaces a warmer air mass. It is typically associated with sudden...