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 scale for estimating wind speed based on observed conditions of the sea or land. It ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)...
A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...
A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...
Frozen drizzle is a dangerous type of frozen rain. It’s a light rain that falls in very fine drops, which freezes on contact...
Temperature scale, abbreviated as °C, found by accepting the freezing point of water at one atmospheric pressure as zero...
The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.
Indicates the amount of water the soil can absorb/retain through percolation. This capacity is around 7% in sandy soil and...
The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.
A closed low, also known as a cut-off low, is a low-pressure system that is entirely isolated from the main atmospheric circulation...
The formation of fog when warm and moist air passes over a cool or cold surface or, conversely, when cold air passes over...