TRMM Rainfall Rates in Pam (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

TRMM Rainfall Rates in Pam

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On March 10, TRMM saw thunderstorms northwest of the Santa Cruz Islands was dropping rain at a rate of over 158 mm (6.2 inches) per hour and cloud tops reached heights above 16 km (9.9 miles).

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Image Credit: NASA/JAXA/SSAI, Hal Pierce

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