low precipitation level

/ləʊ ˌprɪsɪpɪˈteɪʃən ˈlevəl/

noun phrase

  1. A small amount of rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls in a particular place or period.

    B1

    Precipitation is normally uncountable; level is countable and may be singular or plural.

    • "The region has a low precipitation level in summer."B1
    • "Low precipitation levels have caused water shortages in several rural communities."B2
    • "The unusually low precipitation level has increased concerns about the long-term sustainability of local agriculture."C1

Common mistakes

  • a low precipitations level→a low precipitation level

    Precipitation is normally an uncountable noun and does not take a plural -s in this expression.

Collocations

low precipitationlow precipitation levellow precipitation levelsannual precipitationprecipitation forecastdrought conditionsarid climate

Word family

precipitationprecipitateprecipitation-free