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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A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...
The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.
The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.
A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.
A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These are shaded clouds that can be white...
A towering cloud that often reaches great altitudes and is associated with thunderstorms, heavy rain, and sometimes severe...
A measure of how hot it feels when relative humidity is combined with the actual air temperature, often referred to as the...
The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.
A storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere known as thunder.
The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...