Precipitation

precipitation

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Precipitation from a thunderstorm

Photo Credit: NOAA
Used with permission.

Precipitation is the delivery of water in solid or liquid formed in the air to the surface. Rain, snow, sleet, drizzle are forms of precipitation. Dew is not a form of precipitation as it result from condensation of water on objects at the surface.

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