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Rain Intensity

The document discusses different classifications of rainfall intensity based on precipitation rates per hour, including light rain at less than 2.5 mm/hour, moderate rain from 2.5-7.6 mm/hour, heavy rain over 7.6 mm/hour or between 10-50 mm/hour, and violent rain over 50 mm/hour. It also mentions a recording of heavy rain in Glenshaw, Pennsylvania.

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Rain Intensity

The document discusses different classifications of rainfall intensity based on precipitation rates per hour, including light rain at less than 2.5 mm/hour, moderate rain from 2.5-7.6 mm/hour, heavy rain over 7.6 mm/hour or between 10-50 mm/hour, and violent rain over 50 mm/hour. It also mentions a recording of heavy rain in Glenshaw, Pennsylvania.

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Intensity

Heavy rain in Glenshaw, PA

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Rainfall intensity is classified according to the rate of precipitation: Light rain when the precipitation rate is < 2.5 millimetres (0.098 in) per hour Moderate rain when the precipitation rate is between 2.5 millimetres (0.098 in) - 7.6 millimetres

(0.30 in) or 10 millimetres (0.39 in) per hour[91][92] Heavy rain when the precipitation rate is > 7.6 millimetres (0.30 in) per hour,[91] or between 10

millimetres (0.39 in) and 50 millimetres (2.0 in) per hour[92] Violent rain when the precipitation rate is > 50 millimetres (2.0 in) per hour[92]

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