Freezing rain occurs with the following variation of temperature with height: - a shallow below-freezing layer near the surface, with an above-freezing layer over it, and a deep below-freezing layer aloft - a shallow above-freezing layer near the surface, with below-freezing layer over it, and a deep above-freezing layer aloft - a below-freezing layer through depth above - a deep below-freezing layer near the surface, with an above-freezing layer over it, and a deep below-freezing layer aloft

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