Inches in the United States
Centimeters nearly anywhere else in the world
Inches
A unit of precipitation is usually an inch. Both snow and rain are measured in inches. Rain is also measured in fractions of inches.
Rain, snow, sleet, hail etc. are typically measured in inches or centimeters of depth.
precipitation
Used to estimate precipitation intensity and rainfall rates
the difference is that precipitation only happens outdoors and temperature happens both inside and outside! here is a little chart for you of differences: precipitation temperature ____________ ___________ measured using measured using rain gauge thermometer rain,snow,hail,sleet Fahrenheit and Celsius
Precipitation (rain, hail, sleet & snow) is caught in a rain gauge & runs into a glass container. The contents are then tipped into a standard gauge & measured in millimetres (mm). Snow & hail must be melted first before being measured.
The climate is usually measured by temperature and precipitation or rainfall. The Earth's surface does not have an impact on the temperature or climate.
Rain and snow are alike because they are both forms of water. Both of these forms of precipitation are also measured in inches.
Precipitation is usually measured in inches in the US. The other units used to measure precipitation are millimeters and centimeters.
That depends entirely on how heavy the precipitation is. Usually instead of individual drops, rainfall is measured in mm.
Annual precipitation in Antarctica has to be measured in snow fall rather than rain. Since the average temperature is usually -70 degrees Fahrenheit, the average annual snow fall, measured as a water equivalent, is 6.5 inches per year.