Which of the following types of rainfall is often accompanied with lightning and thunder?

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• Which of the following statements about convectional rainfall are true? 1. The areas of the world, having an equatorial type of climate, receive this kind of rainfall. 2. It is usually torrential and accompanied by thunder and lightning. 3. It is also known as 4 o'clock rain.
• Consider the following statements about anticyclones: (1) The winds are divergent, and spiral out from the centre of high pressure (2) The air moves clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and anticlockwise in Southern Hemisphere (3) It is accompanied by heavy rainfall (4) A sudden rise in barometric reading heralds the approach of anticyclone Which of these statements are correct?
• Consider the following statements: 1. In the tropical rainforest of Brazil, the average diurnal range of temperature is much greater than the average annual range of temperature. 2. In the humid subtropical climate of Kyushu island of Japan, the rainfall for the year almost totals that of the rainfall in tropical rainforest. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [IAS 2007]
• With reference to convectional type of rainfall, consider the following statements 1. It is a warm weather phenomenon. 2. This rainfall is associated with cumulo-nimbus clouds. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? [IAS 2009]
• The equatorial regions receive rainfall throughout the year. The annual rainfall is generally about:
• Which of the following types of rainfall occurs at places having continental type of climate?
• The average annual temperature is 19°C. An average annual rainfall of about 120 cm is distributed throughout the year, Late summer and autumn are the dreaded seasons of hurricanes and typhoons. These are the climatic conditions of:
• For the formation of rainfall which of the following is not essential?
• In USA, which one of the following regions Receives heavy rainfall throughout the year under the influence of Wester lies? [IAS 2009]
• Which one of the following islands receives convectional rainfall ?