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Humidity refers to the amount of water vapor in the air, with dry air promoting greater evaporation. Precipitation can occur in various forms such as rain, snow, and hail, with different types of rainfall including relief, convectional, and cyclonic. The measurement of humidity is done using a hygrometer, and high humidity can affect human comfort by reducing the evaporation rate of sweat.

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Humidity

Humidity refers to the amount of water vapor in the air, with dry air promoting greater evaporation. Precipitation can occur in various forms such as rain, snow, and hail, with different types of rainfall including relief, convectional, and cyclonic. The measurement of humidity is done using a hygrometer, and high humidity can affect human comfort by reducing the evaporation rate of sweat.

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Humidity

Dry air promotes greater evaporation. This is


because dry air has more capacity to hold water
vapour than humid air. The amount of water vapour present
in air is known as the humidity.
Factors favouring evaporation:
i. Humidity: Dry air hold more moisture
ii. Supply of Heat: High heat high
evaporation
iii. Winds : Strong winds cause evaporation.
Absolute Humidity
The amount of water vapour held by air at a certain
temperature and volume is called Absolute Humidity.
Relative Humidity
The ratio between the absolute humidity of a given mass of
air and the maximum amount of water vapour
that it can hold at the same temperature is
called the relative humidity.
Highly humid air is more oppressive. Human
comfort depend on humidity. The human body gives out
heat through perspiration and its evaporation. Under
conditions of high relative humidity, the
rate of evaporation of sweat from the skin
decreases and the human being feels
warm and uncomfortable.
MEASUREMENT OF HUMIDITY
The humidity of the atmosphere is measured with the help
of a Hygrometer, also known as Dry and Wet Bulb
Thermometer.

PRECIPITATION
1. Rain: It is the most common form of
precipitation. Raindrops of smaller size
and less intensity are known as drizzle.
2. Snow: Water droplets which rise higher
and freeze on account of drop in
temperature. Snowfall usually occurs in
winter in cold climates or on high mountains.
3. Hail: Sometimes, vertical air currents may push water
droplets or ice particles higher. They form into solid ice and
fall as hail. Hailstones cause great damage to crops.
Types of Rainfall
1. Relief Rainfall:
Also known as Orographic
Rainfall. This rainfall is caused
due to cooling of moist air
which rise above the mountain
barrier. This moist air
condenses and fall down as rain. For example : The monsoon
winds, while ascending the Western Ghats cause heavy
rainfall on the windward side.

2. Convectional Rainfall
There is Convectional Rainfall
in the Equatorial regions. The
high temperature leads to the
rapid heating of air. Heated air
rises in conventional currents
and form cloud, causing heavy rainfall. Type of rainfall
occurs in the afternoon at about '4 O clock and is known as
4 O' clock Shower.
3 Cyclonic or Frontal Rainfall
This type of rainfall occurs due
to cyclones and depression.
When warm and cold air
masses confront each other,
the warmer lighter air
generally climbs above the
colder air. The boundary zones of these air masses are
called the fronts. The rising air is cooled while undergoing a
frontal lift. This causes precipitation. Such precipitation or
rainfall is called Cyclonic or Frontal Rainfall and it is very
heavy in tropical cyclones.

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