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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">( | <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(''Also called'' rain gush, rain gust.) In popular terminology, any sudden and heavy fall of [[rain]], almost always of the [[shower]] type.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">An unofficial criterion sometimes used specifies a rate of fall equal to or greater than 100 mm (3.94 inches) per hour. <br/>''See'' [[excessive precipitation]].</div><br/> </div> | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:54, 20 February 2012
cloudburst
(Also called rain gush, rain gust.) In popular terminology, any sudden and heavy fall of rain, almost always of the shower type.
An unofficial criterion sometimes used specifies a rate of fall equal to or greater than 100 mm (3.94 inches) per hour.
See excessive precipitation.
See excessive precipitation.