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EA: PRECIPITATION_INTENSITY
EE: LIGHT

Status: STD 2005/06/07
Code: 2
EA label: PRECIPITATION_INTENSITY
Concept definition: For <RAIN> and <ICE_PELLETS>: <<PRECIPITATION_RATE>> is up to 2,54 millimetres (0,10 inches) per hour, or up to 0,254 millimetres (0,01 inches) in 6 minutes; light. For <SNOW_PRECIPITATION> and <DRIZZLE>: <<VISIBILITY_DISTANCE>> greater than 800 metres (approximately 0,5 mile).
 
Reference type: PR
Reference: [FMH1, Section 8.4.1.a]
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