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• Precipitation that falls to earth in drops more than 0.5 mm in diameter.

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  Cite Definition for rain

  American Psychological Association (APA)

  rain. (n.d.). National Weather Service Glossary. Retrieved July 1, 2022, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/rain.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  rain. www.weather.gov. National Weather Service Glossary. NOAA National Weather Service. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/rain (accessed: July 1, 2022).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "rain." National Weather Service Glossary. NOAA National Weather Service. 1 July. 2022 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/rain.

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