Daily Temperature Variations
What is decrease?
The vast majority of evaporation on Earth occurs from this source of water
What are the oceans?
When water directly transitions from a vapor to a solid state, it forms this
What is frost?
This is the exact forecast temperature at 21Z during day 1 in Model B
What is 53 F?
This form of precipitation will fall when the entire vertical column, from the cloud to the ground, is below freezing
What is snow?
If on a day the reported high temperature was 92 F with a low of 71 F, this would be the daily temperature range for that day
What is 21 F?
92 - 71 = 21
This process occurs after the air has become saturated, meaning that the temperature has become equal to the dew point
What is condensation?
Acceptable: What is cloud formation?
Clear ice droplets, called this, form during nights where the temperature starts out above freezing but ends below it
What is frozen dew?
This is the day 1 forecast high temperature in Model A.
What is 86 F?
This form of precipitation only forms in thunderstorms
What is hail?
During a temperature inversion, this type of layer is trapped near the surface of the Earth
What is a cool or cold layer?
This is where the largest quantity of freshwater on Earth can be found
What are in ice caps or glaciers?
This type of fog is known to specifically occur in mountainous regions
What is upslope fog?
This is the day 2 forecast low in Model B.
What is 45 F?
This form of precipitation will fall when the majority of the vertical column, including a deep layer near the surface, is above freezing
What is rain?
The currents on this side of an oceanic basin are warm
What is the western side?
This is one of the two transitions in phase of water that requires energy to occur
What is Melting or Vaporization?
Accepted: Evaporation or Transpiration
This type of fog occurs when warm, moist air moves over a cold surface
What is advection fog?
This is the highest 6 hour POP model forecast on Day 1 in Model B
What is 96%?
This form of precipitation will fall when most of the vertical column is above freezing, but a shallow layer right at the surface is below freezing
What is freezing rain?
If the skies are cloudy, the temperatures at night will be this compared to normal
What is warmer?
This is one of the two transitions in phase of water that releases energy when it occurs
What is Freezing or Condensation?
This type of fog is also known as steam fog or sea smoke
What is evaporation fog?
This is the total day 2 rainfall forecast in Model A
(hint: add up numbers in the Q06 row!)
What is 0.12"?
This form of precipitation initially falls as snow, but then partially melts before re-freezing on its way down to the ground
What is sleet?