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It rains every day, at very regular intervals, starting and ending very suddenly. This is called "convectional rainfall", a term which describes how the rainfall comes about, because the sun heats the ground, which heats the air nearest the ground causing it to expand and rise, and then, when it reaches a certain height, condenses to form clouds and finally falling as rain. It is very common to have storms with this kind of convectional rainfall. This amount if rainfall is needed for support the delicate ecosystem of the rainforest.

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