rain shadow

Noun

Meaning

an area that has little precipitation because some barrier causes the winds to lose their moisture before reaching it

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Because of a more prominent rain shadow from the Santa Cruz Mountains, Downtown San Jose experiences the lightest rainfall in the city, while South San Jose, only convert distant, experiences more rainfall, and somewhat more extreme temperatures. Source: Internet

Because the town lies in the rain shadow ( leeward side ) of the Harz, less precipitation falls here than in similar temperate regions without the protection of a mountain range. Source: Internet

Due to the Santa Cruz Mountains to the west, there is a " rain shadow " in Palo Alto, resulting in an average annual rainfall of only convert. Source: Internet

Also, being in the rain shadow of the Baetic Cordillera means that they receive a lesser volume of water. Source: Internet

Four major mountain ranges lie between Death Valley and the ocean, each one adding to an increasingly drier rain shadow effect, and in 1929, 1953, and 1989, no rain was recorded for the whole year. Source: Internet

Extreme heat and low moisture levels are especially pronounced in the lowland regions east of the Atlas range due to the rain shadow effect of the mountain system. Source: Internet

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