### weather | precipitation:

Rainfall
* More rainfall also washes more nutrients off the land than during dry years
  - goes into ground water during the fall than during any other season
* Most rainfall affects growth
  - plants
* Most rainfall causes erosion
* Most rainfall combines with hot weather
  - tropical weather
  - contributes to development
  - falls during periods
  - fills oceans
  - influences growth
  - is caused by storms
* Most rainfall leads to growth
  - plant growth
  - lowers temperature
* Most rainfall occurs as a result of thunderstorms during the spring and summer months
  - the air masses rise over the mountains and cool with altitude
* Most rainfall occurs during periods
  - seasons
* Most rainfall occurs during the summer as afternoon thundershowers
  - winter months
  - winter, while the summers are characteristically dry
  - winter seasons
  - from late fall through early spring, while summer is dry
* Most rainfall occurs in areas
  - arid areas
  - the winter, but expect it any time of the year
  - winter and early spring, but afternoon thundershowers are common in summer
* Most rainfall stimulates grass growth
* Some rainfall affects flavor
  - fruit flavor
  - regeneration
* Some rainfall causes diseases
  - drought
  - salinity
  - snow
  - turbidities
  - leads to infertility
* Some rainfall occurs during thunderstorms
  - results in soil erosion
* affects extent
  - parasite distribution
* also can be a significant source of nitrates
  - transports soils, through the erosive power of runoff
* appears in shades of green, and wet deposition in purple.
* becomes runoff.
* boosts growth.
* can also create roughness and shallow pools of fresh water on the ocean surface.
* can be critical at several points in the life-cycle
  - heavy in winter
* can cause additional losses by prolonging respiration
  - such a land to bring forth only thorny bushes and cacti
  - varying amounts of phosphates to wash from farm soils into nearby waterways
  - easily erode bare earth
  - fall at any time of the year
  - lead to mass movement through three different mechanisms
  - reduce salinity and evapotranspiration can increase levels during dry periods
* carries fertilizers into nearby creeks and lakes, therefore increasing nutirent levels
  - radionuclides into cavities of the fresh leafy vegetables and collects there
* causes effluent run-off and nutrient loss
  - landslide
* continues to boost plant growth and development.
  - to, and evaporation removes, moisture
* controls the amount of vegetation seen from space.
* creates sites.
* declines from west to east, while evaporation tends to increase from south to north.
* decreases in intensity, along with winds, though strong gusts are still possible
  - but lightning remains a danger
* determines whether fresh fish come in or wait for cooling weather.
* dictates what grows where in Tunisia.
* drains into opencast pits, where it collects impurities that are difficult to remove.
* exceeds evaporation
  - mms
* generally moves water-soluble nutrients down into the pile.
* has components
  - conditions
  - impact
  - negative impact
  - significant impact
* helps shape the land and affects the types of living things found in a region.
* includes diamond dust.
* includes frost mist
* includes ice crystal
  - needles
  - raindrops
  - snow mist
* infiltrates or runs off dependent upon the nature of the soil and topography.
* influences compositions
* is almost totally absent in the Sahara region.
* is also a major danger to marine animals that have bodies adapted to saltwater
  - the major source of energy that drives the circulation of the atmosphere
  - different according to the places
  - equitable in all summer months
  - even throughout the year
  - extremely variable throughout the year
  - fairly uniform throughout the year
  - found in rising air over the warmest water, and the east Pacific is relatively dry
  - greatest in hilly areas and in the West Country
  - heavier during the spring and summer with lighter amounts in winter
* is heavy and is distributed throughout the year
  - occurs in frequent showers and thunderstorms throughout the year
  - heavy, often with thunder and lightning
  - high in coastal and jungle areas
  - highest in the tropics, and lowest in the deserts and near the poles
* is highly irregular, leading to catastrophic droughts and floods
  - seasonal in dry areas, and is less seasonal in wet areas
  - important for spore deposition during long distance dispersal of the spores
* is important in the formation and maintenance of breeding ponds
  - maintenance of breeding ponds and streams in some localities
  - in spring and autumn
  - infrequent and irregular, falling mainly in winter
  - intermediate between that found in semiarid and temperate forest biomes
  - irregular, historically causing periodic droughts and famines
  - just one form of precipitation
  - less effective when plant and litter cover on the soil surface is reduced
* is light and occurs primarily during the winter season
  - overall with the heaviest falls in summer
  - to moderate, and heavy snows occur in the winter
  - light, and easterly winds often bring in night and morning cloud
  - low and extremely variable but when it occurs can bring floods
  - low, so leaching is reduced and nutrients are held in the soil
* is mainly during the cooler months
  - summer months, with peaks in autumn and spring and frost in winter
  - major driving force of the global water and energy circulation
  - measured by detecting optical irregularities
* is measured in a tipping bucket that automatically counts hundredths of an inch of rain
  - millimeters
  - whenever the two tiny calibrated buckets fill, tip and empty
  - minimal to non-existent, and sunny skies are the norm in summer or winter
  - monsoonal but amounts vary depending on altitude and aspect
* is more at the tropics and on windward side of mountains
  - frequent in summer months which are often hot and sunny
  - or less evenly distributed throughout the year
  - negligible everywhere, although a little occurs in winter along the Mediterranean coast
  - one part of climate
  - perhaps the most important factor in defining climate
  - plentiful in all seasons
* is possible and it can even snow, although snow is very rare in summer
  - prevalent all year
  - primarily in the form of summer thunderstorms and is about double of Tucson
  - rare and snow is almost unheard of during the winter months
  - seasonal, varying in amount, space, and time
* is spread evenly throughout the year
  - fairly evenly throughout the year, although snow is common in winter
  - strong in the western Pacific, with little rainfall in the eastern Pacific
* is subject to annual and regional patterns
  - drastic fluctuations in place and season
  - twice as heavy on the Pacific coast as it is on the lowlands of the Caribbean coast
  - unpredictable and highly variable, and falls during both summer and winter months
  - unreliable in amount and season
  - unreliable, and there can be long drought periods, as well as devastating floods
* is usually abundant and spread evenly through the year
  - erratic during the monsoon season
  - plentiful in the rainy season, with higher levels in the long rains
  - variable and falls all year round
* lessens as much of the moisture is left behind.
* moves water-soluble nutrients through the pile.
* occurs as gentle winter rains or as erratic high intensity summer storms
  - consistently year-round resulting in much greenery and vegetation every season
* occurs during observation periods
  - frequently throughout the year
* occurs in all seasons, but is generally heavier in the winter months
  - the colder months and fire determining factor
  - mainly during summer months, with the highest falls recorded in the tropical north
* occurs only in the colder months
  - winter and is followed by eight to nine months of sustained drought
* occurs throughout the year, with drier periods in summer and autumn
* occurs when air rises above the warm water in the west and the east Pacific area is dry
  - moisture in the atmosphere condenses into drops
  - the water vapour in the air condenses
* often contributes greatly to flooding.
* promotes development.
* reduces the roughness of soil surfaces.
* removes zinc from soil because the zinc compounds are highly soluble.
* replenishes the water in the ground.
* represents only one aspect of the climate.
* shows seasonal variation
* striking the surface of the earth has one of three possible fates in the hydrologic cycle.
* tends to be concentrated in a few violent storms
  - increase with elevation and also to increase toward the north
* varies considerably by regions from the North to the South.
* varies dramatically across Africa
  - from year to year
* varies from season to season and from year to year, particularly in the Negev Desert
  - year to year and within growing seasons as well
* varies greatly according to the season and the location within the area
  - from region to region
  - very much, but decreases from the coast to the interior
  - with monsoon changes
* varies, but some precipitation occurs most of the year-round.
* washes feces into the water where the bacteria persist for a time.
+ Afrotropic, Major ecological regions, Sahel and Sudan: Ecozones
  * Rainfall increases further south in the Sudan, a belt of taller grasslands and savannas. The Sudanian savanna is home to two great flooded grasslands and savannas, the Sudd wetland in the Sudan, and the Niger Inland Delta in Mali.
+ Ain, Climate: Departments of France
  * Climate in the Ain department is mostly temperate. Winters are cold and summers are very hot. Rainfall is moderate.
+ Andalusia, Geography, Climate
  * Rainfall decreases from west to east.
+ Mozambique, Geography and climate, Climate: Portuguese-speaking countries
  * Mozambique has a tropical climate with two seasons. The wet season is from October to March and the dry season from April to September. Conditions vary depending on altitude. Rainfall is heavy along the coast and is less in the north and south. Yearly precipitation changes from  depending on the region. Cyclones are common during the wet season.
+ Palin, Climate: Arunachal Pradesh :: Towns in India
  * Palin falls within 15' to 20' temperature zone often the temperature falls to 5 to 7 degree in winter. The regions is very cold during winter and very hot during summer. Rainfall is very high due to very hilly and high geographical terrain. Most of time it is coverred by clouds. The area is windy in nature.
+ South America, Climate: Gondwana
  * The climate in most of South America is usually tropical. It is humid subtropical in the southeast. Rainfall is different according to the places. Temperatures can also be very different. The usual temperature in the mountains is  degrees, while temperatures in the Tropics can be more than  degrees.
+ Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park, Climate and seasons: National parks in Australia :: Protected areas of the Northern Territory :: Pitjantjatjara
  * Rainfall is usually low, very hard to predict. Climate statistics for Australian locations'. Australian Government, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 16 March 2012. Rain is most common between November and March. Droughts are common and can be very long.