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'''Precipitation''' is a phenomenonchange thatof occurs[[weather]], ascaused aby partwater ofevaporating normaland [[Weathercondensing (gamein mechanic)|weather]]the changesair, building up humidity. When humidity reaches maximum, precipitation occurs.<ref>en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precipitation</ref> This feature is introduced in ''[[The Sims 2: Seasons]]'' and ''[[The Sims Castaway Stories]]'', and is carried over to the later titles in the series by ''[[The Sims 3: Seasons]]'' and ''[[The Sims 4: Seasons]]''. Unlike the real world, precipitation in the Sims' universe is essentially a random event; whileWhile Sims can get weather forecasts by reading the [[Newspaper#The Sims 2|newspaper]] or watching the [[Television#The Sims 2|weather station]] on TV, they are not notably useful for predicting precipitation. There are three kinds of natural precipitation ([[#rain|rain]], [[#hail|hail]], and [[snow]]), and an artificial one (rain of fire). Each of the natural precipitation types may occur early in the following or preceding season, not only the current one. Thus, heavy snow may occur on the first day of spring if winter was just over, and a heavy snowfall occurring when winter changes to spring will continue. OfThe course,likelihood itof will nota snow storm in the middle of the summer is extremely small.

[[File:Snow.png|left]]Snow is primarily a winter event, though some days in spring and fall may get cold enough for brief snow flurries to occur. There are few differences between light and heavy snow, other than how quickly snow will pile up on the ground. There are many activities that can be done in snow, but most activities are only available in heavy accumulation. Playing in snow will lower Sims' temperature quickly; this can be mitigated slightly by wearing outerwear. SnowIn ''The Sims 2: Seasons'', snow also attracts [[penguin]]s.{{Vgversion|TS2:S}} Snow on the ground will eventually melt if no more snow falls. Melting snow will leave puddles which behave like rain puddles.

Snow can damage the quality of crops in ''The Sims 2: Seasons''. In ''The Sims 3: Seasons'', crops will become dormant in winter and will not be affected by snow. While some crops become dormant during winter in ''The Sims 4: Seasons'', cropsthere willare becomealso dormantcrops inthat winterdon't become dormant and willare not be affectedunaffected by snow.