© George Anderson

Wokingham, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Latitude: 51° 25' 4'' N

Longitude: 0° 51' 48'' W

17 December 2010 1531 (Local Time)

Image P/S code: S.11.2.7

Image I.D.: 5705

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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 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 Anderson
  Wokingham, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  Latitude: 51° 25' 4'' N
  Longitude: 0° 51' 48'' W
  17 December 2010 1531 (Local Time)
  
  
  Image P/S code: S.11.2.7
  Image I.D.: 5705
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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 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