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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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Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...

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

Ball lightning appears during thunderstorms, taking the shape of glowing, electric orbs in the sky. It can appear in a variety...

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

Thermodynamic changes occurring within a system without any exchange of heat with the surroundings. In the atmosphere, changes...

A cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear...

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

A periodic cooling of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, often leading to altered global...

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

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