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Recording rainfall
In this lesson you will explore ways to measure
rainfall. Key word
rain gauge
The amount it rains varies around the world. It also
varies at different times of the year.
Meteorologists use a rain gauge to record how much
rain falls.
Look at the
table. With a
partner, talk
about which is
A rain gauge the wettest
place and which
Amount of rainfall in a is the driest
Place
year (in millimetres) place.
Dubai, UAE 150 How will this
Auckland, New Zealand 1100 affect the plants
Atacama desert, Peru 15 and animals in
Mawsynram, India 11 800 the area?
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