Evaluation of Satellite Rainfall Products over the Mahaweli River Basin in Sri Lanka

Table 3

Rainfall intensities and thresholds.

Intensity class of rainfall	Rainfall thresholds per day
No/tiny rainfall	< 1 mm
Light rainfall	1 mm ≤  < 2 mm
Low moderate rainfall	2 mm ≤  < 5 mm
High moderate rainfall	5 mm ≤  < 10 mm
Heavy rainfall	≥ 10 mm