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2025-01-03 15:37:15 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 715B9BE1FC2961FC34931ED622F029BAB1C9A9FCC1B67EB973A4683A80F43B19
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Original Note:
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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