Parowan Times | 1939-07-14 | Page 5 | One Inch of Rainfall is a Lot of Water

one inch of rainfall Is a lot of water rainfall is measured in inches as we know but exactly what does an inch of rain represent sound like much does it here are some comparative figures one gallon of water weighs lo 10 pounds and would cover about two square feet of surface with a layer one inch thick to cover a square mile of the earths surface with a layer of rain one inch thick needs pounds of water or gallons which is a lot of water A good thunderstorm which pelts water down on the earth all night long will result in berha perhaps ps a half inch of rain it if the storm covers a hundred thousand square miles before f 0 re it wears itself out it will therefore deliver to the earth gallons of water lest this seem a considerable amount lot let us think of the chasia hills in india which is reputed to receive the heaviest rainfall in the world the average is over inches of rain per year or gallons of water per square mile