降水量(こうすいりょう)

こうすいりょう
noun
precipitation; amount of rainfall
1. precipitation; amount of rainfall
The total amount of rain, snow, or other water falling from the sky, measured in millimeters.
今月(こんげつ)の降水量(こうすいりょう)は多(おお)い。
This month's precipitation is high.
年間(ねんかん)降水量(こうすいりょう)が増(ふ)えている。
Annual precipitation is increasing.
この地域(ちいき)は降水量(こうすいりょう)が少(すく)なく、乾燥(かんそう)した気候(きこう)だ。
This region has little precipitation and a dry climate.

The measured amount of rain, snow, or other forms of water that fall from the sky, typically expressed in millimeters. A compound of 降水(こうすい) (precipitation) and 量(りょう) (amount).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 年間(ねんかん)降水量(こうすいりょう): annual precipitation
  • 月間(げっかん)降水量(こうすいりょう): monthly precipitation
  • 降水量(こうすいりょう)が多(おお)い: precipitation is high
  • 降水量(こうすいりょう)が少(すく)ない: precipitation is low
  • 平均(へいきん)降水量(こうすいりょう): average precipitation

RELATED TERMS:

  • 降雨量(こううりょう): rainfall amount (rain only, not snow)
  • 積雪量(せきせつりょう): snowfall amount
  • 梅雨(つゆ): rainy season
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