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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

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

A thermodynamic change process in the system without any exchange of heat or transfer of energy between systems. This process...

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

The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.

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

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

The expected rate of temperature decrease in an adiabatically rising air parcel when there is no heat exchange with the environment....

Cloud condensation nuclei are tiny particles in the atmosphere, such as dust, salt, or pollutants, that provide surfaces...

A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...

Particles such as pollen, grass seeds, or dust in the air that cause allergies and are transported by winds.