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Old February 9th 12, 12:31 AM posted to uk.sci.weather
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On 08/02/12 21:28, Graham P Davis wrote:

"Proper" freezing rain, being super-cooled, will not warm a surface and
may cool it down. This makes it more dangerous for power cables and such
than "normal" rain.


Would there not be a possibility of some warming from the latent heat of
freezing being transferred to the surface?