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Rain is liquid precipitation, as opposed to other kinds of precipitation such as snow, hail and sleet. Rain requires the presence of a thick layer of the atmosphere to have temperatures above the melting point of water near and above the Earth's surface. On Earth, it is the condensation of atmospheric water vapor into drops of water heavy enough to fall, often making it to the surface. Two processes, possibly acting together, can lead to air becoming saturated leading to rainfall: cooling the air or adding water vapour to the air. Virga is precipitation that begins falling to the earth but evaporates before reaching the surface; it is one of the ways air can become saturated. Precipitation forms via collision with other rain drops or ice crystals within a cloud. Rain drops range in size from oblate, pancake-like shapes for larger drops, to small spheres for smaller drops.
Moisture moving along three-dimensional zones of temperature and moisture contrasts known as weather fronts is the major method of rain production. If enough moisture and upward motion is present, precipitation falls from convective clouds (those with strong upward vertical motion) such as cumulonimbus
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putri gayatri its raining and very cold inside ...bbbrrrrrrrr
Fri, 08 Oct 2010 09:51:25 GMT View Conversation
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Yusuf Ak http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwE9KB...
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Kabils Satchi: No one commented cause "you suck".. I didn't even see rain :P
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Dian Retno Handayani Masya Allah..heavy rain accompanied by strong winds and lightning..very extreme weather..
Fri, 24 Sep 2010 14:54:34 GMT View Conversation
exavolt ah. it's raining. hard
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Yusuf Ak raining in toronto.
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tedy efwilza Main ke gurun ketemu dakocan... Eh baru mau turun, udah hujan.
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:33:06 GMT View Conversation
Parama Danoesubroto: oh, trus kan di miimr saat ini gak ada tuh dakocan, silahkan dibikin tag itu deh :)
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exavolt It's raining. Can't go home now.
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:36:54 GMT View Conversation
exavolt It's raining! Hard!
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 08:40:14 GMT View Conversation
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Dian Retno Handayani After the rain, this morning air is cool at all....I really enjoy this : )
Sat, 05 Jun 2010 23:51:31 GMT View Conversation
