measure annual precipitation

verb phrase

1. To determine the total amount of rain, snow, sleet, hail, and other forms of water that fall in a particular place over the course of a year.

   B2

   transitive; often used in passive or with a subject like 'scientists' or 'meteorologists'technical

   • "Scientists measure annual precipitation at weather stations across the region."B1
   • "To assess the effects of climate change, researchers measure annual precipitation over several decades."B2
   • "The weather station has been measuring annual precipitation for over fifty years."C1