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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The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.
A blizzard is a storm that lasts 3 hours or more, with persistent winds/frequent gusts of 35 mph or more along with significant...
A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...
Condensation pressure deficit refers to the difference between the actual vapor pressure and the saturation vapor pressure...
The reflectance rate of a surface, indicating the amount of electromagnetic radiation reflected from the surface. It depends...
A type of low-altitude cloud that forms in uniform layers, often covering the entire sky and producing overcast conditions.
A narrow band of strong winds in the upper atmosphere, typically flowing from west to east and influencing weather patterns.
Considerable cloudiness refers to weather conditions where a large portion of the sky is covered with clouds, but some clear...
Condensation is the process by which water vapor in the air cools and changes into liquid water. This process is crucial...
The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.