Bad correlation dbZ and actual rain
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The correspondence between radar reflectivity (dBZ) and rain rate is wrong.
Actually, it is saying that it is raining in areas where no drops are falling.
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@wuindigino
This correspondence is not so bad as it is based on the same scale as this one from the NOAA
https://www.noaa.gov/jetstream/reflectivity
But you may observe no rain in case of virga, precipitation that does not reach the ground due to evaporation.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virga
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