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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 type of low-altitude cloud that forms in uniform layers, often covering the entire sky and producing overcast conditions.

A cloud of irregular appearance, composed of irregular cloud fragments.

Meteorology is the scientific study of the atmosphere and weather processes. It involves observing, analyzing, and forecasting...

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

A sudden and rapid flow of snow masses accumulated on the slopes of mountainous areas under the influence of gravity or a...

Coastal flooding occurs when water from the ocean, sea, or large lakes inundates land areas along the coast, usually due...

A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.

A low-pressure area with converging winds, rotating counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern...

A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...

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