precip
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- noun
- /ˈprɛsɪp/
- Jargon
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precipitación
- So there's a coastal mountain range that has precip, then the Central Valley which is quite dry, and then the Sierra Nevada range which lifts the air again.
- annual precip
- light precip
- inches avg. precip
Examples
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We woke in the morning to clouds, but no precip—a great sign!
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It'll bring a little precip, though.
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Whatever precip falls over the next 5-7 days looks minor.
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If precip is inhibited, what's the wet stuff running down my neck when I step outside?
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It's low precip!
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The NWS says the total precip for tonight is about 1/10th of an inch.
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Another thing that stands out is that the trend over the last several days has been strengthening of the pattern, whereas a lot of times the models start out overly wet and the precip forecasts end up being reined in as the storms get closer.
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Last time I checked, in July, the Forest Service's precip map for the Colorado high country showed snowpack/precip at 108% of normal (30-year average, I think) with the north-central region at 152%!
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The weather forecast predicts some precip this weekend, mostly in the form of rain.
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We noticed a light precip falling as we walked outside, turning the sidewalks wet.
Synonyms
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Water like rain, snow, or hail that falls from the sky
How Heavy
Surface Forms
Etymology
Precip is a short form of precipitation, from the old Latin praecipitare meaning 'to fall', so precip means rain, snow, or other water that 'falls' from the sky.