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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

Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.

A thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere near the Earth's surface, significantly reducing visibility.

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

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

A large, organized thunderstorm with a rotating updraft, often producing severe weather such as tornadoes, hail, and heavy...

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

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These clouds consist of water droplets...

Air laden with sand and dust, common in areas devoid of permanent vegetation, especially deserts.

The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...

The temperature at which air becomes saturated with moisture and water vapor begins to condense into liquid form, leading...