Differentiate between: Humidity and rainfall.

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Rainfall refers to liquid water that falls in the form of droplets from the cloud when water vapor condensed and become heavy enough to fall under gravity.
Humidity refers to the concentration of water vapor in the air.
Humidity Rainfall
It is a measurement of moisture in the air. It is the measurement of rain falling on the ground.
It is invisible to the human eye and can only be felt. It is a water droplet falling from a cloud.
It shows wetness in the surrounding. It is also known as precipitation.

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Humidity	Rainfall
It is a measurement of moisture in the air.	It is the measurement of rain falling on the ground.
It is invisible to the human eye and can only be felt.	It is a water droplet falling from a cloud.
It shows wetness in the surrounding.	It is also known as precipitation.