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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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Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.

A periodic cooling of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, often leading to altered global...

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

A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.

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

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

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

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

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

Conduction is the transfer of heat or electricity through a material without the material itself moving. This occurs when...