His research validated the feasibility of measuring the preserved annual snow accumulation cycles, like measuring frozen precipitation in a rain gauge.
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But we're not interested in frozen precipitation _ our fascination is with the REALLY cool ice _ we're talking diamonds, of course.
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Snow is not quite as unusual here in North Carolina's coastal region, where the frozen precipitation began falling about midnight on Christmas Day.
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The earliest in the season that frozen precipitation has fallen was during the Late November 2006 Nor'easter on November 21 across central Florida.
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Unless otherwise noted, all precipitation amounts given in this article are liquid-equivalent amounts, meaning that frozen precipitation is melted before it is measured.
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Snow and rainfall totals varied widely between states, with a clear delineation between areas that received frozen precipitation and rainfall in the Northeast.
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Damage assessment was delayed considerably due to a cold front and subsequent snowstorm that brought frozen precipitation back to the Valley on January 5.
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Around Black Friday of 2015, a major ice storm occurred in the Southern Central Plains, with areas receiving up to of the frozen precipitation.
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Forecasters, however, warned that the system may re-energize overnight, making more frozen precipitation possible in northern Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee and the Carolinas this weekend.
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"The earlier it gets here, the more chance for frozen precipitation, " said Mark Tobin, a meteorologist for AccuWeather, a private forecasting firm in Pennsylvania.
