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Melting level

Weather; General weather

The altitude at which ice crystals and snow flakes melt as they descend through the atmosphere. Refer to a bright band.

Teleconnections

Weather; General weather

Information used by forecasters to determine what the weather might be elsewhere when compared with past weather conditions at the same degree of longitude.

A cooling degree day is given for each degree that the daily mean temperature departs above the baseline of 75 degrees Fahrenheit. It is used to estimate the energy requirements, and is an indication ...

Melting point

Weather; General weather

The temperature at which a solid substance undergoes fusion, changing from a solid to a liquid state. Contrast with freezing point.

Temperate climate

Weather; General weather

Climates with distinct winter and summer seasons, typical of regions found between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn and the Arctic and Antarctic Circles. Considered the climate of the middle ...

Continental air mass

Weather; General weather

An air mass with continental characteristics. It is a secondary characteristic of an air mass classification, signified by the small "c" before the primary characteristic, which is based on source ...

Maritime air mass

Weather; General weather

An air mass influenced by the sea. It is a secondary characteristic of an air mass classification, signified by the small "m" before the primary characteristic, which is based on source region. For ...