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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 bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...

A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...

The scientific study of climate, focusing on the analysis of long-term weather patterns and trends over time.

A fixed potential temperature line on adiabats, or the process of thermodynamic changes within a system without any exchange...

Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.

The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.

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

Thermodynamic changes occurring within a system without any exchange of heat with the surroundings. In the atmosphere, changes...

A cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear...

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