Aguaceiro
Sign in to savethumb|A video recorded nearing the end of a squall, caused by a dry microburst (strong downdraft); after this video was shot, it started raining. A squall is a sudden, sharp increase in wind speed lasting minutes, as opposed to a wind gust, which lasts for only seconds. They are usually associated with active weather, such as rain showers, thunderstorms, or heavy snow. Squalls refer to the increase of the sustained winds over that time interval, as there may be higher gusts during a squall event. They usually occur in a region of strong sinking air or cooling in the mid-atmosphere. These force
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Within Vinony's link graph, Aguaceiro is referenced by 505 other articles, and connects out to tornado, tropical cyclone and waterspout.
It is catalogued under topics including Rain, Storm and Wind.
Its subject is documented across 29 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- extreme weather
- Subclass of
- wind
- Said to be same as
- wind gust
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