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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

A line of severe thunderstorms that can form along or ahead of a cold front, often producing strong winds and heavy rain.

A tropical cyclone, also called a hurricane, is a severe tropical storm with wind speeds in excess of 74 mph. Known as a...

A type of low-altitude cloud that forms in uniform layers, often covering the entire sky and producing overcast conditions.

A weather front where two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to move the other, often resulting in prolonged periods...

A weather system refers to the movement of warm and cold air across the globe, usually in a recurring pattern. Systems can...

A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated...

Conduction is the transfer of heat or electricity through a material without the material itself moving. This occurs when...

Cloud or rain droplets containing pollutants, such as oxides of sulfur and nitrogen, to make them acidic.

CONQ is a meteorological abbreviation for significant convection observed in a specific area, often indicating unstable atmospheric...

The trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere due to greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, which allows...