When ambient temperatures are below freezing, is it possible for
precipitation to be in the form of drizzle (ie liquid state), or is it
always sleet (frozen state)?

On 18 Jan 2007 05:45:12 -0800,
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+ When ambient temperatures are below freezing, is it possible for
+ precipitation to be in the form of drizzle (ie liquid state), or is it
+ always sleet (frozen state)?

It is possible. Super-cooled liquid water can exist to temperatures as
low as -40C. Which happens to be a source of icing on aircraft inflight.

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On 18 Jan 2007 05:45:12 -0800, wrote:

When ambient temperatures are below freezing, is it possible for
precipitation to be in the form of drizzle (ie liquid state), or is it
always sleet (frozen state)?

Most certainly. That's when you get really "good" freezing
rain/drizzle. The precip becomes super-cooled and freezes
the instant it hits something. NO FUN.

Jim