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The country comparison uses 221,483 internationally exchanged gauges with 1900–2022 records and expresses density per 1,000 square kilometres. DIRECT_TEXT

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Here we evaluate the distribution of 221,483 internationally exchanged precipitation gauges worldwide, with records across 1900–2022... Europe has the highest continental gauge density (2.4 gauges per 1,000 km2), with Germany leading among countries over 50,000 km2 (22.4 gauges per 1,000 km2).