Sleet

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Sleet on the ground

Sleet is a term for ice pellets that is used in the United States and Canada. Ice pellets are a type of frozen precipitation. They are balls of ice. Ice pellets are usually smaller than hailstones.[1][2] Sometimes, ice pellets bounce when they hit the ground.

References [change]

  1. ↑ "Hail (glossary entry)". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Service. http://www.weather.gov/glossary/index.php?word=hail. Retrieved 2007-03-20.
  2. ↑ "Sleet (glossary entry)". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Service. http://www.weather.gov/glossary/index.php?word=sleet. Retrieved 2007-03-20.


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