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.
    The US Dept of the interior and the US Geological Survey both report that Illinois has an average yearly rainfall of 38.82 inches.   Al â¦ though, for the past 2 years we have been experiencing higher amounts of rainfall in the spring, and cooler temperatures during the summer.This April we are expected to reach 12 inches of rain in some parts of the state. The average for April is 3.4 inches. Al â¦ though, for the past 2 years we have been experiencing higher amounts of rainfall in the spring, and cooler temperatures during the summer. This April we are expected to reach 12 inches of rain in some parts of the state. The average for April is 3.4 inches.