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cloudburst In popular terminology, any sudden and heavy fall of rain, almost always of the shower type. An unofficial criterion sometimes used specifies a rate of fall equal to or greater than 100 millimeters (3.94 inches) per hour. Also called rain gush, rain gust.

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