Sentences with phrase «average rainfall of»

Lowland forests in the Amazon have annual average rainfall of 2,400 mm (94 inches), it said.

But even at its peak in September, with an average rainfall of 247 mm, the rain normally sweeps in with tropical thunderstorms, cooling down the land briefly before sweeping on again just as rapidly, leaving sunny skies behind.

With a monthly average rainfall of 40 mm [that occurs over roughly three days], August is the perfect month to maximise your outdoor time in Bali.

We even visited the Mt Waialeale, in the heart of the ancient volcano, known as the wettest spot on earth for its average rainfall of 450 - 500 inches annually.

Not exact matches

These include the peak rate of rainfall, total volume of rain, the three - day average rainfall, and the maximum depth of rainfall.

Above average and average rainfall in recent years and delivery of significant volumes of environmental water have improved conditions in the Lower Lakes and Coorong.

The driest month in terms of rainfall and rain days is January, which receives an average of 27.5 millimetres (1.08 in) over 4.6 days.

[hide] Climate data for Ghana Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high °C (°F) 31 (88) 32 (90) 32 (90) 32 (90) 32 (90) 29 (84) 27 (81) 27 (81) 29 (84) 30 (86) 31 (88) 31 (88) 32 (90) Average high °C (°F) 27.5 (81.5) 27.5 (81.5) 28 (82) 28 (82) 27 (81) 26 (79) 25 (77) 24 (75) 26 (79) 26 (79) 27 (81) 27 (81) 28 (82) Average low °C (°F) 23 (73) 23 (73) 24 (75) 24 (75) 23 (73) 23 (73) 22 (72) 21 (70) 22 (72) 22 (72) 23 (73) 23 (73) 21 (70) Record low °C (°F) 15 (59) 17 (63) 20 (68) 19 (66) 21 (70) 20 (68) 19 (66) 18 (64) 20 (68) 19 (66) 21 (70) 17 (63) 15 (59) Average rainfall mm (inches) 16 (0.63) 37 (1.46) 73 (2.87) 82 (3.23) 145 (5.71) 193 (7.6) 49 (1.93) 16 (0.63) 40 (1.57) 80 (3.15) 38 (1.5) 18 (0.71) 787 (30.99) Average rainy days 2 2 5 7 11 14 7 6 8 9 4 2 77 Average relative humidity (%) 79 77 77 80 82 85 85 83 82 83 80 79 85 Mean monthly sunshine hours 214 204 223 213 211 144 142 155 171 220 240 235 2,372 Source: Climatemps.com [57] Rivers Main article: Rivers of Ghana

The National Weather Service says rainfall in the region is several inches above average this year, for the month of May especially.

Increases in average temperature and rainfall were associated in Zanzibar with higher numbers of cholera cases within a definite time period.

The Indian Meteorological Department says that rainfall across the country was only 81 per cent of its average during June and July.

This suggests that unexpected above - average rainfall events in the Ohio and Mississippi River basins will continue to increase the frequency of extreme flooding events.

Australia also experienced record rainfall in early 2012, and while La Niña, a natural variation, was behind much of that, researchers found that human - caused climate change increased the chance of the above - average rainfall by 5 to 15 percent.

In this study, published in the journal Royal Society Open Science, the researchers mapped the global occurrence of mammalian species living in different social systems to determine how averages and variation in rainfall and temperature explain species distributions.

So if you think of going in [a] warming direction of 2 degrees C compared to a cooling direction of 5 degrees C, one can say that we might be changing the Earth, you know, like 40 percent of the kind of change that went on between the Ice Age; and now are going back in time and so a 2 - degree change, which is about 4 degrees F on a global average, is going to be very significant in terms of change in the distribution of vegetation, change in the kind of climate zones in certain areas, wind patterns can change, so where rainfall happens is going to shift.

The Southwest Monsoon brought just 82 percent of the long - term (1951 - 2000) average rainfall to India for the period June 1 to August 27.

Rainfall down 40 - 80 % The Geneva - based World Meteorological Organization said last week that between February and May of this year, rainfall over Europe as a whole ranged from 40 to 80 percent of the long - term average from 1951 to 2000, and in many parts of western and central Europe it was even below 40 Rainfall down 40 - 80 % The Geneva - based World Meteorological Organization said last week that between February and May of this year, rainfall over Europe as a whole ranged from 40 to 80 percent of the long - term average from 1951 to 2000, and in many parts of western and central Europe it was even below 40 rainfall over Europe as a whole ranged from 40 to 80 percent of the long - term average from 1951 to 2000, and in many parts of western and central Europe it was even below 40 percent.

Agriculture in the region was impacted such that the U.S. Department of Agriculture declared more than 1,000 counties in 26 states natural disaster areas as rainfall dropped an average of roughly 26 inches down to just over 13.

Dr Stephen Grimes of Plymouth University, who initiated the research project, highlighted the climate changes that must have caused this increase in sediment erosion and transport — «We have climate model simulations of the effect of warming on rainfall during the PETM event, and they show some changes in the average amounts of rainfall, but the largest change is how this rainfall is packaged up — it's concentrated in more rapid, extreme events — larger and bigger storms.»

Deserts are typically defined by low average annual rainfall — usually 100 millimeters (less than 4 inches) of rain per year or less.

However, shifts in the average climate of the tropical oceans could change the relative amounts of expansion in these two adjoining oceans, and ultimately modulate the long - term change in the IPWP impact on regional rainfall amounts.

Brawn's team looked at the relationship between population growth rates and the length of the dry season during those 33 years, then simulated another 50 years with an average of a 10 percent change in the rainfall pattern in Panama's dry season.

«This suggests that unexpected above average rainfall events in the Ohio and Mississippi River basins will continue to increase the frequency of extreme flooding events on these Great Rivers.»

Rainfall, too, is minimal, with an average annual accumulation of 110 mm in the north, and 600 mm in the south.

In a study set to come out in Nature tomorrow, an international group of scientists reports that they simulated atmospheric behavior using several different models and used them to forecast anthropogenically driven changes in average annual rainfall at different latitudes from 1925 to 1999.

It also showed the potential for putting existing water supplies on a roller coaster, with a several - inch increase expected in rainfall in some years compared to the annual average, as well as some years of decrease over the same period.

The analysis — one of the most detailed climate change forecasts for any city to date — predicts that Los Angeles's average rainfall will probably stay roughly the same in decades ahead, despite the current drought.

These places that have seen a lot of spring rainfall could expect lower numbers of wasps than average this summer.»

Between 1986 and 2014, the average pH of rainfall for the nearby city of Chongqing, China, varied between 4.3 and 5, weather records reveal.

As indicated by the June precipitation percentiles map below, the eastern United States and much of India were much wetter than average, with record rainfall across portions of India.

In January, parts of the southern England received more than 200 per cent of the average rainfall for the month — shown in dark blue in the maps above.

U.S. Data Since 1895 Fail To Show Warming Trend LINK WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 — After examining climate data extending back nearly 100 years, a team of Government scientists has concluded that there has been no significant change in average temperatures or rainfall in the United States over that entire period.

About half of India received normal rainfall, while the other half received deficient rainfall (less than 80 percent of average).

Various studies predict an average 30 percent reduction in farm incomes due to climate change impacts, including greater extremes in temperatures and rainfall (floods, droughts) and the emergence of new pest and disease strains.

Large areas of Puerto Rico, Central America, and the Caribbean recorded below average rainfall for the year.

During May 5th — 31st, the Huanan region in the northeast received rainfall 150 percent of its average precipitation, the most in nearly 40 years.

The dryness encompassed most of the country, with every state and the Northern Territory reporting below - average rainfall.

This is despite observing its driest October since 1972, with just 29 mm of rainfall, or about 30 percent of average for the month.

This ecosystem experiences high average temperatures and a significant amount of rainfall.

The United Kingdom observed 1289 mm of total rainfall on average during 2015, marking its sixth wettest year in the 116 - year period of record.

With precipitation records dating back to 1947, May 2015 was the driest May on record for the country, with total average rainfall for the month just 25 percent of normal.

Rainfall in August was just 4 percent of the average, according to the local weather forecasters.

The number of days each year with extreme rainfall is, on average, increasing in every region of the U.S.

In addition, Huber criticized the researchers» decision to use monthly averages of temperature and rainfall to calculate the average wet bulb globe temperature for the whole summer, rather than deriving wet bulb values for shorter time intervals and combining them to get a summer average.

The 2002 drought came after several years of good rainfall (averaged across the country), rather than during an extended period of low rainfall such as occurred in the 1940s.

The new study, which looked at 30 - year averages of rainfall amounts, revealed that a similar pattern has persisted for the past 10,000 years.

Average spring (March to May) temperature (left) and rainfall (right) response for the warmest 16 % of Arctic March temperatures between 1979 - 2015.

For the rest of the world average temperature will rise and droughts and rainfall will change across the planet.

Despite being influenced by environmental aspects, such as a recent lower than average rainfall and continuing environmental degradation, the policies and development models of regional government are also large contributing factors to the current situation.

Notes from Characteristics of the UK includes population density, average rainfall and land use.