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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

Bright and dark rays with changing colors and contrast in the sky. These rays become visible due to the reflection of atmospheric...

Weather conditions are the components that comprise the state of the atmosphere. The six main weather conditions are temperature,...

Indicates the amount of water the soil can absorb/retain through percolation. This capacity is around 7% in sandy soil and...

In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with...

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...

A distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from...

A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...

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

Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.

Air laden with sand and dust, common in areas devoid of permanent vegetation, especially deserts.