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Rain

Rain or rainfall is a form of atmospheric precipitation composed of droplets of water aerosols that have condensed from atmospheric water vapor and fall by gravity. Depending on the intensity, rain can be described as a drizzle (very light, sporadic rainfall), a shower (brief, moderate rainfall), a cloudburst (brief heavy rainfall) or a downpour (prolonge…

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Global climatology

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Rain

Nodes274
Edges273
Triples375
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.007299
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Rain

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related to Monsoons · 36
Rain → American Samoa, Annually, Asia, Atlantic Ocean, August, Australia, California, China, During, East Asia, February, Great Plains, Guam, Gulf, India, Indian Ocean, Intertropical Convergence Zone, ITCZ, Its, Japan
related to Culture and religion · 34
Rain → According, African, An, Antu, Anu's, Athenians, BC, Cultural, Days, Greek, Honi, In, In Botswana, India, Jewish, Judaea, Ki, M'agel, Many, Marcus Aurelius
related to Human influence · 29
Rain → Africa, As, Asia, Changes, East North Central, Eastern, Europe, Globally, Hawaii, In, Increasing, Mediterranean, Mondays, North, Over, Partly, Precipitation, Rainfall, Saturday, Saturdays
related to Wettest known locations · 26
Rain → April, Australia, Big Bog, Cherrapunji, Chocó, Colombia, Earth, Eastern Himalaya, Hawaiian Islands, India, Its, Kauaʻi, Lloró, Maui, Mawsynram, Meghalaya, Mount Bellenden Ker, Mount Waiʻaleʻale, Quibdó, September
related to Deserts · 25
Rain → Across Asia, Africa, Andes, Arabian Desert, Argentina, Australia, Balochistan, Desert Southwest, Gobi Desert, Great Basin, In South America, Iran, Kalahari, Mongolia, Most, Namib, Pacific, Pakistan, Sahara Desert, Saudi Arabia
has impact · 24
Rain → At, Bergen, During, Europe, European, Great Lakes, Hawaii, Ireland, Large, Midwest, North America, North Atlantic, Norway, Over, Pacific, Plains, Raindrops, Southeast, The, The El Niño-Southern Oscillation
related to Pollution and composition · 15
Rain → Aside, Danish, Dutch, EPA's, European Union, However, In, Its, One, PFAAs, PFAS, Pollutants, TFA, The, Trifluoroacetic
has effect · 13
Rain → April, In, In Hawaii, Kauai, Kona, Koʻolau, Local, Moisture, Mount Waiʻaleʻale, October, Orographic, Systems, Windward
related to Köppen climate classification · 13
Rain → Africa, Australia, Humid, India, Köppen, Malaysia, Mediterranean, Most, South America, Specifically, The, The Köppen, They
related to Forecasting · 12
Rain → Forecast, GMT, Precipitation, QPF, QPFs, Radar, Starting, Terrain, The, The Quantitative Precipitation Forecast, United States, Various

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rainfall precipitation air water mm also areas weather year due tropical climate average per dry across cloud within rainbands united

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Rainis amajor component of the water cycle and is responsible for depositing most of the fresh water on Earth0.90text
strong windinstance ofIt is also often accompanied by other weather phenomena0.80text
the Köppen classification system use average annual rainfall to help differentiate between differing climate regimesinstance ofClimate classification systems0.80text
a mountaininstance ofor a physical barrier0.80text
dustinstance ofWater vapor normally begins to condense on condensation nuclei0.80text
iceinstance ofWater vapor normally begins to condense on condensation nuclei0.80text
and salt in order to form cloudsinstance ofWater vapor normally begins to condense on condensation nuclei0.80text
altostratus or cirrostratusinstance offorce broad areas of upward motion within the Earth's atmosphere which form clouds decks0.80text
newly fallen ash can produce dimples that can be fossilizedinstance ofRain falling on loosely packed material0.80text
called raindrop impressionsinstance ofRain falling on loosely packed material0.80text
cold frontsinstance ofconvective precipitation is intermittent and often associated with baroclinic boundaries0.80text
squall linesinstance ofconvective precipitation is intermittent and often associated with baroclinic boundaries0.80text

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