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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

The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.

An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.

An image on the weather radar that is convex to the direction of movement and resembles an arc shape, caused by mesoscale...

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

Frozen drizzle is a dangerous type of frozen rain. It’s a light rain that falls in very fine drops, which freezes on contact...

A periodic warming of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, significantly influencing global...

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

A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...

Condensation is the process by which water vapor in the air cools and changes into liquid water. This process is crucial...

The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.