Hail
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hail-164-10831592
title:
Hail
text:
Hail is a form of solid precipitation. It is distinct from ice pellets, though the two are often confused. It consists of balls or irregular lumps of ice, each of which is called a hailstone. Ice pellets generally fall in cold weather, while hail growth is greatly inhibited during low surface temperatures. Unlike other forms of water ice precipitation, such as graupel, ice pellets, and snow, hailstones usually measure between 5 mm (0.2 in) and 15 cm (6 in) in diameter. The METAR reporting code f
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Form of solid precipitation
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hail
date created:
2002-01-20T23:38:08Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T00:52:57Z
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