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

The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...

An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...

Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...

An elongated area of relatively low atmospheric pressure, often associated with unsettled weather conditions like storms...

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

Convection is the vertical movement of air caused by temperature differences, where warm air rises and cool air sinks. It...

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

A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...

The jet stream forming the boundary between tropical air and sub-tropical air, characterized by isothermal compression and...