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  2. Glossary of meteorology - Wikipedia

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    Also actiniform. Describing a collection of low-lying, radially structured clouds with distinct shapes (resembling leaves or wheels in satellite imagery), and typically organized in extensive mesoscale fields over marine environments. They are closely related to and sometimes considered a variant of stratocumulus clouds. actinometer A scientific instrument used to measure the heating power of ...

  3. Brass monkey (colloquialism) - Wikipedia

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    The Brass Monkey of Stanthorpe, Queensland, a place known for its "brass monkey weather", complete with a set of balls "Cold enough to freeze the balls off (or on) a brass monkey" (also "brass monkey weather" [1]) is a colloquial expression used by some English speakers to describe extremely cold weather.

  4. Cold wave - Wikipedia

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    A cold wave (known in some regions as a cold snap, cold spell or Arctic Snap) is a weather phenomenon that is distinguished by a cooling of the air. Specifically, as used by the U.S. National Weather Service , a cold wave is a rapid fall in temperature within a 24-hour period requiring substantially increased protection to agriculture, industry ...

  5. You've heard these weird weather phrases, but what are the ...

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    You've probably heard most of these weather-related expressions at some point: "It's raining cats and dogs," "on cloud nine" or "right as rain." While most people know what these expressions are ...

  6. Weird winter weather: Cold and snow to the East, but rain and ...

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    Freeze watches and cold advisories extend to northern Florida and southeast Georgia. Weather forecast for Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, into Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024. First day of winter is here: Snow and ...

  7. List of periods and events in climate history - Wikipedia

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    (The following events also fall into this period.) 48,000–28,000: Mousterian Pluvial wet in North Africa 26,500–19,000: Last Glacial Maximum, what is often meant in popular usage by "Last Ice Age" 16,000–13,000: Oldest Dryas cold, begins slowly and ends sharply (B-S) 12,700: Antarctic Cold Reversal warmer Antarctic, sea level rise: 12,400

  8. 'Lies my mother told me:' Debunking cold-weather myths

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    According to The Guardian, scientists have traced this top cold-weather myth to a United States Army manual from the 1970s recommending a hat in the cold because "40 to 45 percent of body heat" is ...

  9. List of severe weather phenomena - Wikipedia

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    Severe weather can occur under a variety of situations, but three characteristics are generally needed: a temperature or moisture boundary, moisture, and (in the event of severe, precipitation-based events) instability in the atmosphere.