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 percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.
The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...
Particles such as pollen, grass seeds, or dust in the air that cause allergies and are transported by winds.
The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...
Weather conditions are the components that comprise the state of the atmosphere. The six main weather conditions are temperature,...
Coastal flooding occurs when water from the ocean, sea, or large lakes inundates land areas along the coast, usually due...
An instrument used to measure the speed, force, and sometimes the direction of the wind. It can be cup or pressure tube anemometers....
A cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear...
A very cold high pressure that originates over the Arctic Ocean.
Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...