Confidence votes 471. The harpsichord produces sound by strings being plucked by quills. The piano is now more widely used because its strings are instead hammered, which gives it more power and dynamic versatility than the harpsichord.
Rainfall/ Precipitation in Mendoza, Argentina. Mendoza is endowed with on average 231.1 mm (9.1 in) of rainfall per year, or 19.3 mm (0.8 in) per month. The driest weather is in August when an average of 4.8 mm (0.2 in) of rainfall (precipitation) occurs. The wettest weather is in February when an average of 43 mm (1.7 in) of rainfall (precipitation) occurs.
Over the course of December in Mendoza, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the month is December 1, with 14 hours, 10 minutes of daylight and the longest day is December 21, with 14 hours, 20 minutes of daylight.