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Graupel, Up Close

This is graupel on the roof of my car. I had never heard of graupel before today, but according to Wikipedia it is a form a precipitation that occurs when freezing fog condenses on a snowflake. Here's a wider view of the graupel on my car.

 

And that concludes our weather lesson for today.

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Uploaded on February 2, 2007
Taken on February 2, 2007