record annual precipitation rate

/ˈrekərd ˈænjuəl prɪˌsɪpɪˈteɪʃən reɪt/

noun phrase

  1. The highest amount of rainfall or other precipitation, such as snow, measured over a one-year period in a specific area.

    B2

    countable noun phrase

    • "The region experienced a record annual precipitation rate last year."B2

Common mistakes

  • record annual precipitation amount rate→record annual precipitation rate

    Do not add “amount” before “rate”; in many contexts, “annual precipitation amount” is more natural than “annual precipitation rate.”

Collocations

record annual precipitation rateannual precipitationprecipitation raterecord rainfallheavy precipitation

Word family

precipitateprecipitationrainfall