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RAIN SHAFT [2 records]

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Record 1 2022-11-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
CONT

A rain shaft is a centralized column of precipitation—not necessarily heavy rain. ... The rain shaft … is any rain event, no matter how modest or foreboding, that can be seen stretching from the cloud to the ground ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques

Spanish

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Record 2 1990-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques

Spanish

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