- Reporting Parameters Overview
- Rain and snowfall
- Ice pellets, snow grains or graupel
Ice pellets, snow grains or graupel
Further Subdivision
Description
White, opaque (Graupel and snow grains) or semi-transparent (for ice pellets) grains with a structure similar to snow are falling as solid precipitation. The grain-size is smaller than 5mm. Graupel falls always in showers, ice pellets and grains never fall in showers.