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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">( | <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(''Also called'' day of rain.) In British [[climatology]], a period of 24 hours, normally commencing at 0900 [[UTC]], in which at least 0.01 in. or 0.2 mm of [[precipitation]] is recorded.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">It is the practice of the U.S. National Weather Service to use phrases that are more self-defining, such as "day with measurable precipitation" or "day with 0.01 inch or more" (of precipitation).</div><br/> </div> | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:57, 20 February 2012
rain day
(Also called day of rain.) In British climatology, a period of 24 hours, normally commencing at 0900 UTC, in which at least 0.01 in. or 0.2 mm of precipitation is recorded.
It is the practice of the U.S. National Weather Service to use phrases that are more self-defining, such as "day with measurable precipitation" or "day with 0.01 inch or more" (of precipitation).