© George Anderson
Wokingham, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Latitude: 51° 25' 4'' N
Longitude: 0° 51' 48'' W
17 December 2010 1356 (Local Time)
Image P/S code: P.11.2.7
Image I.D.: 3808
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Snow pellets
Snow pellets are white and opaque ice particles that fall from a cloud and are generally conical or rounded. When they fall onto hard ground, they bounce and often break. They are brittle due to their generally low density and so, when walked on, they are easily crushed.
The snow pellets in this picture resulted from several slight showers. The ruler provides an indication of the size of the pellets. The large, numbered graduations are at 10 mm intervals; the smallest graduations are 0.5 mm. The majority of the snow pellets here are in the range of 2 to 3 mm in diameter, with the largest measuring up to 6 mm in diameter.
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© George AndersonWokingham, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandLatitude: 51° 25' 4'' NLongitude: 0° 51' 48'' W17 December 2010 1356 (Local Time)Image P/S code: P.11.2.7Image I.D.: 3808
Snow pellets
Snow pellets are white and opaque ice particles that fall from a cloud and are generally conical or rounded in shape. They are brittle due to their low density and are easily crushed. When they fall onto hard ground, they bounce and often break; however, in this case, they have landed on grass.
A showery north-west airflow covered England, UK, and these snow pellets are an accumulation from several slight showers that occurred during the day. The majority are around 2 or 3 mm in diameter, with the largest measuring up to about 6 mm in diameter.
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© George AndersonWokingham, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandLatitude: 51° 25' 4'' NLongitude: 0° 51' 48'' W17 December 2010 1531 (Local Time)Image P/S code: S.11.2.7Image I.D.: 5705
Snow pellets
Snow pellets that have fallen on to a lawn are seen in this illustration. Snow pellets are brittle and often break up on hitting hard ground, but in this instance the grass has cushioned their landing.
The British Isles were covered by a cold north-westerly airflow. A small depression was just south of the Isle of Wight.
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© R.K. PilsburyTotland, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandLatitude: 50° 40' 18'' NLongitude: 1° 32' 51'' W03 May 1979 1215 (Local Time)CL = /, CM = /, CH = /