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TOTAL PRECIPITATION [1 record]

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Record 1 2015-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meteorological Forecasting, Data Measurement and Analysis
DEF

The sum of the total rainfall and the water equivalent of the total snowfall in millimetres (mm), observed at the location during a specified time interval.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prévisions météorologiques et mesure et analyse des données
DEF

Somme de la pluie totale et de l'équivalent en eau de la neige totale en millimètres (mm), observée à un endroit donné au cours d'un intervalle de temps déterminé.

OBS

précipitation totale : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • précipitations totales

Spanish

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