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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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A cloud that develops from Cirrus, completely or partially covering the sky, creating a halo effect, thin, sheet-like, milky...

The expected rate of temperature decrease in an adiabatically rising air parcel when there is no heat exchange with the environment....

Weather conditions are the components that comprise the state of the atmosphere. The six main weather conditions are temperature,...

A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.

Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.

The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.

In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with...

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

A deviation from the normal or expected value in atmospheric or climatic conditions, often used in meteorology to identify...

The branch of science dealing with the laws of motion of air or other gases.