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A mixture of rain and snow. The term also refers to small hailstones that occur when raindrops freeze in the air, as well as to the accumulation of clear ice on objects.

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"The formaiton of differeint varieties of precpitation by type" by National Weather Service is licensed under Public Domain.

Published Works: 
People of Darkness (1980)
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Natural Environment Reference