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WeatherWise - Weather Station - Humidity


Humidity Facts and Figures
Seawaters cover about 70% of the Earth's surface. The oceans affect weather and climate in many ways.

The amount of water held in the atmosphere at any one time is sufficient to produce about 2.5 cm (1 in) of rain over the surface of the Earth.

Water Facts
There is about 5,000 million million tonnes of precipitation in one year.



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