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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Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.
A thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere near the Earth's surface, significantly reducing visibility.
The measure of the water vapor or moisture content in the air, expressed as the mass of water vapor per unit volume of air....
A continental air mass is a large body of air that forms over land, characterized by dry conditions due to the lack of moisture...
A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...
The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.
The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...
Cloud condensation nuclei are tiny particles in the atmosphere, such as dust, salt, or pollutants, that provide surfaces...
A tropical cyclone, also called a hurricane, is a severe tropical storm with wind speeds in excess of 74 mph. Known as a...
A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.