Alphabet Game - RAIN

[Michele]

T = Thunder

[eric lieb]

D - Dirty - The beginning of the rain, washing the air clean!

[Annie Tobin]

U = Unstable Air- Air that rises easily and can form clouds and rain.

[Lynda DiGregor]

V- Visibility

[Bonnie Ballentine]

W = wet

[Dorothy Donn]

X =  X-Ray Flare Class

In solar-terrestrial terms, rank of a flare based on its X-ray energy output. Flares are classified by the order of magnitude of the peak burst intensity (I) measured at the earth in the 1 to 8 angstrom band as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Susan Inak]

Y=Yellow   a color in the rainbow which may appear after the rain has stopped

[Susan Inak]

Z = Zigzag lightning. -- ordinary lightning of a cloud-to-ground discharge that appears to have a single lightning channel.