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How does the clouds hold so much water for Chennai rains?

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In brief, the amount of water which a cloud can hold depends on the pressure belt, I mean the lows and highs. The lower the pressure in a particular region, the more water vapor tends to stay up in the atmosphere as clouds due to the updraft winds that prevents the condensed water droplets to fall, which eventually builds up. read more

I don't know about "average" but in a rainstorm one inch of rain over one square mile equals 17.4 million gallons of water weighing 143 million pounds (about 72,000 tons), or the weight of a train with 40 boxcars. read more

This is perhaps a better question than how much rain a cloud can hold. Scientists estimate that one inch of rain falling over an area of one square mile is equal to 17.4 million gallons of water. read more

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