What is Climatology?

Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...

Cloud condensation nuclei are tiny particles in the atmosphere, such as dust, salt, or pollutants, that provide surfaces...

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

Local winds that blow from slopes to peaks as a result of the heating of the top slopes without being affected by general...

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...

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

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

The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.

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

A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused...