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=Rain Rate= | =Rain Rate= | ||
How fast rain is falling is classified according to the rate or precipitation. | How fast rain is falling is classified according to the rate or precipitation. | ||
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|'''Light rain''' | |'''Very light rain''' | ||
| precipitation | | precipitation rate is < 0.25 mm/hour | ||
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|'''Light rain''' | |||
| precipitation rate is between 0.25mm/hour and 1.0mm/hour | |||
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|'''Moderate rain ''' | |||
|precipitation rate is between 1.0 mm/hour and 4.0 mm/hour | |||
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|'''Heavy rain''' | |||
|recipitation rate is between 4.0 mm/hour and 16.0 mm/hour | |||
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|'''Very heavy rain ''' | |||
|precipitation rate is between 16.0 mm/hour and 50 mm/hour | |||
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|'''Extreme rain''' | |||
|recipitation rate is > 50.0 mm/hour | |||
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