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Maryland Weather: Rain chances then much colder this weekend
• Dec. 19, 2024, 12:08 AM ET (CBS)
Tamil Nadu schools holiday: Rains lash Tamil Nadu on December 13, 2024. Several districts declare holiday for schools
• Dec. 13, 2024, 8:56 AM ET (The Hindu)
Tamil Nadu, Chennai rains 12 December updates : Rains lash Tamil Nadu, schools closed in many districts
• Dec. 12, 2024, 10:51 PM ET (The Hindu)
AP Rains: Heavy rain disrupts normal life in Tirupati
• Dec. 12, 2024, 3:42 AM ET (The Hindu)
Weather Today (December 10): Isolated Rains to Impact Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
• Dec. 10, 2024, 6:06 AM ET (The Weather Channel)
rain, precipitation of liquid water drops with diameters greater than 0.5 mm (0.02 inch). When the drops are smaller, the precipitation is usually called drizzle. See also precipitation. Concentrations of raindrops typically range from 100 to 1,000 per cubic m (3 to 30 per cubic foot); drizzle droplets usually are more numerous. Raindrops seldom have diameters larger than 4 mm, because as they increase in size they break up. The concentration generally decreases as diameters increase. Except when the rain is heavy, it does not reduce visibility as much as does drizzle. Meteorologists classify rain according to its rate of ...(100 of 446 words)