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Monthly Climatological Precipitation Frequency
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Data:  Monthly precipitation frequency climatology on a 0.5 x 0.5 deg. lat/lon grid
Base Period for Climatology:  1961-1990
Data Source:  University of East Anglia

Description:
Climatological precipitation frequency - average number of days per month with measureable rainfall - for the period 1961-1990. Regions with less than 2 days per month are shaded in brown. In many parts of the world, the precipitatiuon frequency is based on an empirical relationship with total monthly rainfall.