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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

Condensation is the process by which water vapor in the air cools and changes into liquid water. This process is crucial...

A continental air mass is a large body of air that forms over land, characterized by dry conditions due to the lack of moisture...

Frozen drizzle is a dangerous type of frozen rain. It’s a light rain that falls in very fine drops, which freezes on contact...

Ice forms on the surface of highways in a very thin layer that is difficult to distinguish from the color of the asphalt...

A scale for estimating wind speed based on observed conditions of the sea or land. It ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)...

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...

The term 'cloudy' refers to weather conditions characterized by a significant amount of cloud cover in the sky. This may...

Condensation pressure deficit refers to the difference between the actual vapor pressure and the saturation vapor pressure...

An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...

A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.