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Icipimo ca bukalamba bwa mvula ya chikungulu

Ababomfi ba mvula balinganya amavula ya chikungulu na fyabomfi fya cila bushiku. National Weather Service ilebomfesa ifipimo ifi mu malipoti yayo ya mvula; mvula ya 1 inch (bukalamba bwa quarter) nangu ukucila ni mvula ikalamba.

Ubukulu bwa mfula	Millimeters	Balinganywa na	Ikalamba
0.25 in	6 mm	pea
0.5 in	13 mm	marble
0.75 in	19 mm	coin ya 1-cent
0.88 in	22 mm	coin ya 5-cent
1 in	25 mm	Indalama ya 25-cent	✓
1.25 in	32 mm	Indalama ya 50-cent	✓
1.5 in	38 mm	ping pong ball	✓
1.75 in	44 mm	golf ball	✓
2 in	51 mm	hen egg	✓
2.5 in	64 mm	tennis ball	✓
2.75 in	70 mm	baseball	✓
3 in	76 mm	tea cup	✓
4 in	102 mm	grapefruit	✓
4.5 in	114 mm	softball	✓

Mvula ya chikungulu ya 1 inch inakwata ukukonsha imodende na ukushelela ifishingile fya kale; mvula ya bukalamba bwa golf-ball (1.75 in) nangu ukucila inakwata ukushelela amawindo, skylights na siding. Ubukalamba bwa kushelela kwa mvula bulalingana na muwo na ubukulu bwa roof.