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EA: PRECIPITATION_INTENSITY
EE: HEAVY

Status: STD 2005/06/07
Code: 4
EA label: PRECIPITATION_INTENSITY
Concept definition: For <RAIN> and <ICE_PELLETS>: <<PRECIPITATION_RATE>> is more than 7,62 millimetres (0,30 inches) per hour, or more than 0,762 millimetres (0,03 inches) in 6 minutes; heavy. For <SNOW_PRECIPITATION> and <DRIZZLE>: <<VISIBILITY_DISTANCE>> less than or equal to 400 metres (approximately 0,25 mile).
 
Reference type: PR
Reference: [FMH1, Section 8.4.1.a]
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