To: Alex MG who wrote (23962 ) 9/10/2024 1:13:38 PM From: Broken_Clock Read Replies (1) | Respond to Weekend Weather (September 7-8): Heavy Rains to Batter Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha rain , precipitation of liquid water drops with diameters greater than 0.5 mm (0.02 inch). When the drops are smaller, the precipitation is usually called drizzle . See also precipitation .See all videos for this article raindrops typically range from 100 to 1,000 per cubic m (3 to 30 per cubic foot); drizzle droplets usually are more numerous. Raindrops seldom have diameters larger than 4 mm, because as they increase in size they break up. The concentration generally decreases as diameters increase. Except when the rain is heavy, it does not reduce visibility as much as does drizzle. Meteorologists classify rain according to its rate of fall . The hourly rates relating to light, moderate, and heavy rain are, respectively, less than 2.5 mm, 2.8 to 7.6 mm, and more than 7.6 mm. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society Saffir–Simpson wind scale .
