What part of “adiabatic lapse rate” do you not understand? None? Okay, let’s break this down:
The atmosphere gets colder the higher that you go. All precipitation starts way up high as ice crystals. If it hits the ground as rain, that means it fell through warm air and melted. That’s why it rains in the summer.
In the winter, the middle atmosphere is supposed to be cold, so the ice crystals hit the ground in the form of snow. If it rains in the winter, it means that the atmosphere is too warm for snow.
What part of “adiabatic lapse rate” do you not understand? None? Okay, let’s break this down:
The atmosphere gets colder the higher that you go. All precipitation starts way up high as ice crystals. If it hits the ground as rain, that means it fell through warm air and melted. That’s why it rains in the summer.
In the winter, the middle atmosphere is supposed to be cold, so the ice crystals hit the ground in the form of snow. If it rains in the winter, it means that the atmosphere is too warm for snow.
Hmm, that too warm part sounds familiar…