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Sleet

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Sleet is a regionally variant term for two distinct forms of precipitation:

  • Rain and snow mixed, snow that partially melts as it falls (UK, Ireland, and most Commonwealth countries)
  • Freezing rain, rain that freezes on ground or cold surfaces (United States)

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