0: Water is a limited resource
1: Water is life
2: Precipitation
3: Groundwater as habitat
4: Water cycle
5: Groundwater treatment
6: Wasserzweckverband localization
7: Water distribution in practice
8: Water Bar
9: Virtual water
10: Literary water world
11: Renaturation "Aktion Blau Plus"
12: Child's play
13: National Park - Nature Park
In meteorology, the term precipitation refers to water that falls to the earth from clouds in liquid or solid form (rain, hail, snow, sleet). The precipitation is therefore formed in the clouds. These are caused by condensation of moisture in the air. In order to be able to fall on the earth's surface again as precipitation, the size of the condensed particles must exceed a certain value. The precipitation closes the water cycle.
Rain
Highest daily value 61.5 mm 22. 01. 1995
Highest annual value 1,247 mm 1947
Highest daily value 312 mm 12. 08. 2002, Zinnwald
Highest annual value 3,503 mm 1970, Balderschwang
Highest daily value 1,825 mm 08. 01. 1962, La Reunion
Highest annual value 26,467 mm 1860, Cherrapunji
Hail
Largest hailstone 20,3 cm Ø
Heavyest hailstone 1.02 kg 14. 04. 1986, Bangladesh
Snow
Daily record Germany 1.50 m 24. 03. 2002, Zugspitze
Daily world record 1.93 m 15. 04. 1921, Colorado
Largest snowflake: 38 cm Ø 28. 01. 1887, Montana, USA
