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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">Liquid water at a [[temperature]] below the [[freezing point]].</div><br/> </div>
<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">Liquid [[water]] at [[temperature|temperatures]] below the nominal [[freezing point]] of pure water [~0&#x000b0;C (32&#x000b0;F) for atmospheric-relevant pressure]. This usually refers to cloud droplets, which often remain liquid for a long time at temperatures below 0&#x000b0;C (32&#x000b0;F). The actual freezing temperature of a supercooled cloud droplet depends on its size and composition and may be as low as several tens of degrees below 0&#x000b0;C (32&#x000b0;F).</div><br/> </div>
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<p>''Term updated 23 March 2018.''</p>


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supercooled water

Liquid water at temperatures below the nominal freezing point of pure water [~0°C (32°F) for atmospheric-relevant pressure]. This usually refers to cloud droplets, which often remain liquid for a long time at temperatures below 0°C (32°F). The actual freezing temperature of a supercooled cloud droplet depends on its size and composition and may be as low as several tens of degrees below 0°C (32°F).

Term updated 23 March 2018.


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