precipitation
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Precipitation was expected to be more extensive farther north.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
According to the NWS Probabilistic Precipitation Portal, the regions that could see more than a foot of snow stretch from Colorado to West Virginia to Boston.
From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026
Precipitation, to be clear, includes any variant – not just water, but snow or freezing rain and other forms of water falling from the sky.
From Salon • May 16, 2025
Precipitation is becoming more extreme as the planet heats.
From National Geographic • Feb. 14, 2024
Precipitation occurred on twenty-six days and the average amount of cloud was 85 per cent.
From The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 by Mawson, Douglas, Sir
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