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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

Large, fluffy white clouds with flat bases, typically indicating fair weather, though they can develop into storm clouds...

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

A cloud of irregular appearance, composed of irregular cloud fragments.

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

A periodic cooling of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, often leading to altered global...

A thin, white cloud layer that is intertwined or separate, arranged in regular order, and does not cast a shadow.

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 middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These clouds consist of water droplets...

Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...

A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...