降水量
Meanings
1
amount of precipitation; precipitation
Refers to the measured amount of precipitation such as rain or snow, often expressed in millimeters over a given period.
Yesterday's precipitation was ten millimeters.
This region has a high annual precipitation.
Usage patterns
- 降水量が多い/少ないto have heavy/light precipitation
This region gets a lot of precipitation in summer.
- 降水量を観測するto measure/record precipitation
The weather station measures precipitation every day.
- 〈時〉の降水量precipitation over a given period (e.g. annual, monthly)
The annual precipitation was lower than usual this year.