Name __________________________ Period ___________ Date ___________
2012-2013 ESGT Precipitation Situations
Rain :
Hail:
Snow:
Sleet:
Glaze/black ice:
Troposphere in general cools by about 10°C/km altitude
Directions: For each situation draw the temperature profile with altitude. Show where the clouds described would be formed as well as what kind of precipitation would you expect? For the final 2 stations, make up your own situation that might lead to one of the types of precipitation.

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2012-2013 ESGT Precipitation Situations
Situation #1: After a very cold night (below freezing) we have a morning with nimbostratus clouds, air temperature near ground 5°C, and a ground temperature that is less than 0°C.
Situation #2: On a summer day in Maryland we see a large cumulonimbus cloud. The temperature of air close to the ground is 80°F/27°C. There are large convection current within the cumulonimbus cloud.
Situation #3: After a cool night (35°F/2°C) the morning warms slightly (40°F/4°C) and we see stratus clouds that seem to be thickening and darkening.
Situation #4: A cool summer night (50°F/10°C) leads to a beautiful summer day with high temperatures around
75°F/24°C. In the morning we see stratocumulus clouds that seem to be thickening throughout the morning.
Situation #5: A spring day with high temperatures of
70°F/21°C with cumulus clouds throughout the sky.
Situation #6: A Maryland winter day with temperatures reaching 37°F/3°C with nimbostratus clouds.

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2012-2013 ESGT Precipitation Situations
Situation #7: A winter day with temperatures hovering at the freezing mark (32°F/0°C), windy with thick altostratus clouds.
Situation #8: A Maryland spring day (40°F/4°C) with cumulus clouds forming in the middle of the day.
Situation #9: A late fall day during a cold snap.
Temperatures have been below freezing for multiple days. Today temperatures are (42°F/6°C) with stratocumulus cloud cover.
Situation #10: A fall day with temperatures of
50°F/10°C with cirrocumulus cloud cover.
Situation #11: A warm winter (40°F/4°C) day with heavy cumulonimbus cloud cover.

Name __________________________ Period ___________ Date ___________
2012-2013 ESGT Precipitation Situations
Situation #12: A summer day with temperatures of
75°F/24°C with nimbostratus clouds.
Situation #13: A cold April day (30°F/-1°C) with stratus clouds in the morning.
Situation #14: A clear and still night (no clouds/no wind) after a warm day 70°F/21°C, quickly cooling air temperatures that are now about 45°F/7°C.
Situation #15: Make up your own situation
Situation #16: Make up your own situation