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Examine major influencing factors for varied patterns of precipitations on the continents.

  • UPSC 2021
  • Climatology

Precipitation is the most variable climatic element. The global mean is about 990 mm a year, but Mawsynram in the Khasi Hills receives nearly 12,000 mm while parts of the Atacama average about 15 mm and some stations there have never recorded rain.

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  • Moisture Supply and Temperature
  • Circulation: Convergence versus Subsidence
  • Land–Sea Contrast and Monsoons
  • Relief: Orographic Rain and Rain Shadow
  • Distance from the Sea (Continentality)
  • Ocean Currents
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