how much rain does tropical rainforest get

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"These rain forests get 60 to 160 inches of precipitation (rainfall) per year. It does not have a rainy and dry season but the opposite, the rain is fairly evenly distributed in the seasons." http://info.rforests.tripod.com/ "In an average year in a tropical rain forest, the climate is very humid because of all the rainfall, which amounts to about 250 cm per year. The rain forest has lots of rain because it is very hot and wet. This climate is found near the equator. That means that there is more direct sunlight hitting the land and sea there than anywhere else. The sun warms the land and sea and the water evaporates into the air. The warm air can hold a lot of water vapor. As the air rises, it cools. That means it can hold less water vapor. Then as warm meets cold, condensation takes place and the vapor forms droplets, and clouds form. The clouds then produce rain. It rains more than ninety days a year and the strong sun usually shines between the storms." http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/rnfrst_climate_page.htm