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2025-01-03 17:40:27 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 04B8F06AAE5BBBA44D2EE8A655965406C0F8F784BF5BC1FF16C7EC4BD1DA6699
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This is Graupel (Also called ‘Soft hail’ or ‘Snow pellets’). They are soft, small pellets formed when supercooled water droplets (at a temperature below 32°F) freeze onto a snow crystal, a process called riming. Via NSLL: https://www.nssl.noaa.gov/education/svrwx101/hail/types/#:~:text=Graupel%20are%20soft%2C%20small%20pellets,remain%20less%20than%200.2%20inches.
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