Half of the World's Annual Precipitation Falls in Just 12 Days, New Study Finds

Type

Literature

Publication

Snider, L. (2018, November 15). Half of World's Annual Precipitation Falls in Just 12 Days, New Study Finds. NCAR & UCAR News. Retrieved November 20, 2018, from https://news.ucar.edu/132637/half-worlds-annual-precipitation-falls-just-12-days-new-study-finds

Year Published

2018

Organization

NCAR, UCAR

Description

"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."

Geography

Global

Website

https://news.ucar.edu/132637/half-worlds-annual-precipitation-falls-just-12-day…

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