Weather Terms

1. Precipitation in the form of liquid water drops that have diameters greater than that of drizzle.
3. front The leading edge of a cold air mass.
5. A severe tropical cyclone having winds in excess of 64 knots (74 mi/hr).
6. Solid precipitation in the form of minute ice flakes that occur below 0ºC.
10. A severe weather condition characterized by low temperatures and strong winds (greater than 32 mi/hr) bearing a great amount of snow
11. A type of precipitation consisting of transparent pellets of ice 5 mm or less in diameter
12. The degree of hotness or coldness of a substance as measured by a thermometer
14. The sound due to rapidly expanding gases along the channel of a lightning discharge.
15. The accumulation of daily and seasonal weather events over a long period of time
16. A cloud with its base at the earth's surface. It reduces visibility to below 1 km.

2. air A very cold and dry air mass that forms primarily in winter and the northern interior of North America.
4. Any form of water particles-liquid or solid-that falls from the atmosphere and reaches the ground.
7. The state of the atmosphere in terms of such variables as temperature, cloudiness, precipitation, and radiation
8. Very thin fog in which visibility is greater than 1.0 km (0.62 mi).
9. storm Organized thunderstorms with a cyclonic wind circulation between 35 and 64 knots.
13. front The leading edge of a warm air mass.