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• n  the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time
  the storm brought several inches of precipitation
• n  the process of forming a chemical precipitate
• n  the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
• n  the act of casting down or falling headlong from a height
• n  an unexpected acceleration or hastening
  he is responsible for the precipitation of his own demise
• n  overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)

• This is important because in the West most precipitation falls as snow at higher elevations.
• A tropical rain forest provides habitat for untold species of animals and varieties of plants; modulates the climate and helps bring precipitation to land thousands of miles away .
• If this vital precipitation were ever cut off by man's interference with such storms, the results might be ruinous for farmers, industry and drinking-water supplies.

• downfall
• haste
• hastiness
• hurry
• hurriedness

News & Articles

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• A wet May and spring for Illinois
  CHAMPAIGN – The statewide precipitation for May was 6.87 inches, 2.25 inches above the long-term average, and the 12th wettest May on record, according to Jim Angel, Illinois State Climatologist at the Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois.
  June 14, 2013 - The Mendota Reporter
• Weather Talk: Precipitation sets record for January through May
  The January-through-May official precipitation total of 12.90 inches for Fargo-Moorhead this year is the most ever recorded over those five months (dating back to 1881). Fargo-Moorhead is one good storm away from exceeding the 12-month total of 14.52 inches.
  June 13, 2013 - The Fargo Forum
• Cards' Wainwright first to 10 wins in majors
  NEW YORK -- The word uttered most often when inclement weather threatens a Major League Baseball game is window -- as in, how long a precipitation-free window do the teams have to play the game?
  June 13, 2013 - The SportsXchange via Yahoo! Sports

Quotes

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• Gary Bettman in San Francisco Chronicle
  The average temperature in the beginning of January, end of December is 25 degrees,Bettman said. "That's exactly what we're hoping for. A little overcast ...... We prefer that there be no lake-effect snow or any other precipitation."
• Rick Boucher in All American Patriots (press release)
  The lack of precipitation in Southwest Virginia has resulted in substantial damage to crops, and I am pleased that, as a result of this disaster designation by the Secretary of Agriculture, farmers in our area may now qualify for federal help,...
• Wirth in Free Internet Press
  There's been no meaningful precipitation since last March,said Wirth.