If a city were to receive 1/2 inch of rain in the morning and then 5 inches of snow that afternoon,about how much precipitation would the weather service report for that day?

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The weather service typically converts snow to its water equivalent for precipitation reports. Generally, 10 inches of snow is equivalent to about 1 inch of rain. Therefore, 5 inches of snow is approximately 0.5 inches of rain. Adding the morning rain of 0.5 inches results in a total of 1 inch of precipitation.

If a City Were to Receive 1/2 Inch of Rain