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wrf rainfall visualisation

nikki_parihar

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hey,
i did 22 days wrf simulation from 25-01-2021 to 15-02-2021 in tripple nested domains(9km, 4.5km, 2.25km). i got the output files. but i am confused for rainfall visualisation i.e which variable to use? and when i used RAINC i get 0mm rainfall for the closest grid point to my lat/long but for RAINNC i see the values going from 0mm to 3mm and then 40mm from 3-02-2021 to 5-02-2021, but then it is constant i.e the values are not changing till 15-02-2021.
can you please help me with this.

3rd feb,2021:
Hour 1: Rainfall at (30.37N, 79.71E) = 1.756815287863589e-12 mm
Hour 2: Rainfall at (30.37N, 79.71E) = 1.756815287863589e-12 mm
Hour 3: Rainfall at (30.37N, 79.71E) = 1.756815287863589e-12 mm
Hour 4: Rainfall at (30.37N, 79.71E) = 0.20335547626018524 mm
Hour 5: Rainfall at (30.37N, 79.71E) = 0.5006143450737 mm
Hour 6: Rainfall at (30.37N, 79.71E) = 2.6209659576416016 mm
Hour 7: Rainfall at (30.37N, 79.71E) = 3.488398551940918 mm
Hour 8: Rainfall at (30.37N, 79.71E) = 3.61401629447937 mm
Hour 9: Rainfall at (30.37N, 79.71E) = 3.709232807159424 mm
Hour 10: Rainfall at (30.37N, 79.71E) = 3.9714794158935547 mm
Hour 11: Rainfall at (30.37N, 79.71E) = 4.6585307121276855 mm
Hour 12: Rainfall at (30.37N, 79.71E) = 6.776511192321777 mm
Hour 13: Rainfall at (30.37N, 79.71E) = 7.579387664794922 mm
Hour 14: Rainfall at (30.37N, 79.71E) = 7.596179962158203 mm
Hour 15: Rainfall at (30.37N, 79.71E) = 13.512411117553711 mm
Hour 16: Rainfall at (30.37N, 79.71E) = 31.11163902282715 mm
Hour 17: Rainfall at (30.37N, 79.71E) = 37.92848587036133 mm
Hour 18: Rainfall at (30.37N, 79.71E) = 39.27246856689453 mm
Hour 19: Rainfall at (30.37N, 79.71E) = 39.27566909790039 mm
Hour 20: Rainfall at (30.37N, 79.71E) = 39.27566909790039 mm
Hour 21: Rainfall at (30.37N, 79.71E) = 39.32967758178711 mm
Hour 22: Rainfall at (30.37N, 79.71E) = 39.35138702392578 mm
Hour 23: Rainfall at (30.37N, 79.71E) = 39.35440444946289 mm
Hour 24: Rainfall at (30.37N, 79.71E) = 39.35466384887695 mm

6th feb, 2021

Hour 1: Rainfall at (30.37N, 79.71E) = 39.35466384887695 mm
Hour 2: Rainfall at (30.37N, 79.71E) = 39.35466384887695 mm
Hour 3: Rainfall at (30.37N, 79.71E) = 39.35466384887695 mm
Hour 4: Rainfall at (30.37N, 79.71E) = 39.35466384887695 mm
Hour 5: Rainfall at (30.37N, 79.71E) = 39.35466384887695 mm
Hour 6: Rainfall at (30.37N, 79.71E) = 39.35466384887695 mm
Hour 7: Rainfall at (30.37N, 79.71E) = 39.35466384887695 mm
Hour 8: Rainfall at (30.37N, 79.71E) = 39.35466384887695 mm
Hour 9: Rainfall at (30.37N, 79.71E) = 39.35466384887695 mm
Hour 10: Rainfall at (30.37N, 79.71E) = 39.35466384887695 mm
Hour 11: Rainfall at (30.37N, 79.71E) = 39.35466384887695 mm
Hour 12: Rainfall at (30.37N, 79.71E) = 39.35466384887695 mm
Hour 13: Rainfall at (30.37N, 79.71E) = 39.35466384887695 mm
Hour 14: Rainfall at (30.37N, 79.71E) = 39.35466384887695 mm
Hour 15: Rainfall at (30.37N, 79.71E) = 39.35466384887695 mm
Hour 16: Rainfall at (30.37N, 79.71E) = 39.35466384887695 mm
Hour 17: Rainfall at (30.37N, 79.71E) = 39.35466384887695 mm
Hour 18: Rainfall at (30.37N, 79.71E) = 39.35466384887695 mm
Hour 19: Rainfall at (30.37N, 79.71E) = 39.35466384887695 mm
Hour 20: Rainfall at (30.37N, 79.71E) = 39.35466384887695 mm
Hour 21: Rainfall at (30.37N, 79.71E) = 39.35466384887695 mm
Hour 22: Rainfall at (30.37N, 79.71E) = 39.35466384887695 mm
Hour 23: Rainfall at (30.37N, 79.71E) = 39.35466384887695 mm
Hour 24: Rainfall at (30.37N, 79.71E) = 39.35466384887695 mm
 
rainc and rainnc are convective and large-scale precipitation, respectively. Both are accumulated variables, which means they are accumulated from the beginning of the model run. Total precipitation is rainc + rainnc.

For your simulation, if the value remains unchanged over a period, it indicates that there is no rainfall during that period.
 
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