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Precipitation meaning
Any or all of the forms of water particles, whether liquid or solid, that fall from the upper atmosphere (e.g., rain, hail, snow or sleet). It is a major class of hydrometeor, but it is distinguished from cloud, fog, dew, rime, frost, etc., in that it must fall. It is distinguished from cloud and virga in that it must reach the ground. | The amount of water precipitated in any form. | A hurried headlong fall.
Example sentences (20)
Utah averaged 4.06 inches of precipitation between January through June over the past three years, and more precipitation has already been collected this year than the last two first halves combined.
The DNR expects Minnesota and the Upper Midwest to receive more precipitation, and more precipitation from large events, in response to increasing global temperatures.
While spring, fall and winter precipitation are projected to increase, summer precipitation is projected to remain similar or decrease.
West Tennesseeans woke this morning to its first round of precipitation in the form of sleet and a second round of precipitation is falling currently as snow.
Ankara's annual average precipitation is fairly low at convert, nevertheless precipitation can be observed throughout the year.
Annual precipitation ranges from convert in the southeast to convert in the north, except in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains where total precipitation including snowfall can reach convert annually.
Average annual precipitation is about convert, but annual precipitation has ranged from convert in 1953 to convert in 2015.
Average annual precipitation is around convert, with most rainfall occurring between October and April, with little to no precipitation falling during the summer months.
Batumi's average annual precipitation is convert. September is the wettest month with an average of convert of precipitation, while May is the driest, averaging convert.
Brekke in Sogn og Fjordane has the highest annual precipitation with convert; annual precipitation can exceed convert in mountain areas near the coast.
Clinton County averages convert of precipitation per year, including convert of snow (Note: 1 inch of snow does not equal one inch of precipitation).
Convective precipitation events (thunderstorms) tend to produce shorter duration storm events than orographic precipitation.
Generally, the state has hot summers and mild to cool winters with generous precipitation throughout the year, with highest average monthly precipitation generally in the winter and spring months, between December and April.
Heavy precipitation is most common in summer thunderstorms, but drought periods are more likely during these months because summer precipitation is more variable than winter.
Latvia's proximity to the sea brings high levels of humidity and precipitation, with average annual precipitation of convert in Riga.
May and June are the wettest months (averaging convert of precipitation each) while January is the driest (averaging convert of precipitation).
Most of the precipitation falls in the winter, but even the wettest month (February) has on average only four days of precipitation.
Most precipitation falls between January and May; precipitation is slight throughout the country, with annual averages ranging from convert in the Kopet Dag to convert in the northwest.
Nighttime predominates in the winter season, and in some regions winter has the highest rate of precipitation as well as prolonged dampness because of permanent snow cover or high precipitation rates coupled with low temperatures, precluding evaporation.
Normally, cumulus clouds produce little or no precipitation, but they can grow into the precipitation-bearing congestus or cumulonimbus clouds.