annual precipitation level

/ˈænjuəl prɪˌsɪpɪˈteɪʃən ˈlevəl/

noun phrase

  1. The total amount of precipitation, such as rain, snow, sleet, or hail, that falls in a specific area over the course of a year.

    B1

    usually singular; often followed by a measurement such as millimetres or inches

    • "The annual precipitation level is about 800 millimetres."B1
    • "The annual precipitation level in the Amazon rainforest is very high."A2
    • "Farmers monitor the annual precipitation level when planning their crops."B2
    • "Researchers compared annual precipitation levels to assess how climate change was affecting the region."C1

Collocations

average annual precipitation levelannual precipitation level in a regionmeasure annual precipitation levelsrecord annual precipitation levellow annual precipitation level

Word family

precipitationprecipitateprecipitation pattern