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average rain drop size in 20 mm/hr rain

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average raindrop diameter |  rainfall rate | 20 mm/h (millimeters per hour)
average raindrop diameter | rainfall rate | 20 mm/h (millimeters per hour)

Equation

1/(d_av/cm) = 48.5/(R/(mm/h))^(2/9) | |  R | rainfall rate d_av | average raindrop diameter
1/(d_av/cm) = 48.5/(R/(mm/h))^(2/9) | | R | rainfall rate d_av | average raindrop diameter

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Result

average raindrop diameter | 0.4012 mm (millimeters) = 0.0158 inches = 0.04012 cm (centimeters)
average raindrop diameter | 0.4012 mm (millimeters) = 0.0158 inches = 0.04012 cm (centimeters)

Physical properties of average raindrop

mass | 3.382×10^-5 mg (milligrams) volume | 0.03382 mm^3 (cubic millimeters) terminal velocity | 1.625 m/s (meters per second) terminal Reynolds number | 43 terminal drag coefficient | 1.767 resonant frequency | 1416 Hz (hertz)
mass | 3.382×10^-5 mg (milligrams) volume | 0.03382 mm^3 (cubic millimeters) terminal velocity | 1.625 m/s (meters per second) terminal Reynolds number | 43 terminal drag coefficient | 1.767 resonant frequency | 1416 Hz (hertz)

Raindrop distribution

Raindrop distribution
Raindrop distribution

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Average raindrop diameter vs. rainfall rate

Average raindrop diameter vs. rainfall rate
Average raindrop diameter vs. rainfall rate

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Terminal velocity vs. raindrop diameter

Terminal velocity vs. raindrop diameter
Terminal velocity vs. raindrop diameter

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