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

A cold core low is a low-pressure system where the coldest temperatures are found near the center. These systems are often...

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

Large, fluffy white clouds with flat bases, typically indicating fair weather, though they can develop into storm clouds...

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

Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.

The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.

An instrument used to measure the speed, force, and sometimes the direction of the wind. It can be cup or pressure tube anemometers....

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

Condensation pressure deficit refers to the difference between the actual vapor pressure and the saturation vapor pressure...