| 1 | He puts ordinary rainfall into perspective to illustrate the point. | |
| 2 | But with no signs of any precipitation, the prospect of the harvest looks bleak. | |
| 3 | True, it rains a lot - about 45 inches a year - but it rarely pours. | |
| 4 | This might mean more precipitation in the winter which might change the glacier, possibly making it advance. | |
| 5 | In this case, steady precipitation may extend over a long distance ahead of the front. |