1. Convectional rainfall
2. Cyclonic/frontal rainfall
3. Orographic/relief rainfall
Because they uplift the air
There are 3 main types of rainfall: relief, frontal and convectional. ... Relief rainfall occurs when air has been blown over the sea and is then forced up over an area of high land. This causes the air to cool and the moisture in the air condenses and rain falls.
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