Types of rainfall

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Types of rainfall

There are three types of rainfall

A. Convectional : this type of rainfall is characteristic of hot climates and summer time:

1. Sun evaporates water
2. When water rises , it cools and condenses forming droplets and clouds
3. When droplets get too cold they fall to the Earth and rain.

1. Orographic and relief , It is characteristic of mountainous  regions.

1. Hot and humid air from the sea reaches a mountain
2. The air raises and gets cool. Clouds are formed and it rains on the windward side of the mountain. 
3. It doesn´t rain on the other side.

C Frontal

This type happens when a mass of warm air crashes with a mass of cold air . Then hot air raises and get cold . Clouds are formed and it rains.