Uneven precipitation (IMAGE)

National Center for Atmospheric Research/University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Uneven precipitation

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An analysis of rainfall measured at weather stations across the globe between 1999 and 2014 found that the median time it took for half of a year's precipitation to fall was just 12 days. A quarter of annual precipitation fell in just six days, and three-quarters fell in 27 days.

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©UCAR. Image: Simmi Sinha.

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