rainfall distribution in world
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The regions of highest rainfall are found in the equatorial zone and the monsoon area of Southeast Asia. Middle latitudes receive moderate amounts ofprecipitation, but little falls in the desert regions of the subtropics and around the poles. Global distributionof mean annual rainfall (in centimetres).
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- Between the latitudes 10° and 30°N and S of the equator, due to the 'trade winds', rainfall is heavier on the Eastern coasts and decrease towards the west.
- Between the latitude 40° and 60° N and S of the equator due to the 'westerlies' the rainfall is heavy on the west coast and decrease towards the east.
- Low pressure areas especially around the equator, receive high rainfall than high pressure areas.
- The rainfall is more over the oceans than on the continent.
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