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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 storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere known as thunder.

A blizzard is a storm that lasts 3 hours or more, with persistent winds/frequent gusts of 35 mph or more along with significant...

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

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

A measurement determined by the wave lengths and sea conditions caused by the effect of wind, and by the movement of tree...

A weather warning means that a weather hazard is occurring, imminent, or likely. In other words, severe weather is happening...

An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...

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

A body that has the property of absorbing all electromagnetic radiation falling on it, and therefore is the theoretical body...

A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.