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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 long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.

An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.

The branch of science dealing with the laws of motion of air or other gases.

The reflectance rate of a surface, indicating the amount of electromagnetic radiation reflected from the surface. It depends...

A weather warning means that a weather hazard is occurring, imminent, or likely. In other words, severe weather is happening...

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

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

The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...

A cold core low is a low-pressure system where the coldest temperatures are found near the center. These systems are often...

The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...