# Cairo now receives 2.5 to 3.5 cm of rain a year, often in intense storms, so runoff in the dynastic period is…

> Cairo now receives 2.5 to 3.5 cm of rain a year, often in intense storms, so runoff in the dynastic period is possible without a pluvial climate.

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# Cairo now receives 2.5 to 3.5 cm of rain a year, often in intense storms, so runoff in the dynastic period is…

Cairo now receives 2.5 to 3.5 cm of rain a year, often in intense storms, so runoff in the dynastic period is possible without a pluvial climate.

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[Runoff from the plateau eroded the enclosure in the Early Dynastic period, until Khufu's quarries diverted…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-sphinx/answers/ANS0CTWSNH45F0B/runoff-from-the-plateau-eroded-the-enclosure-in-the-early)

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Cairo now receives 2.5 to 3.5 cm of rain a year, often in intense storms, so runoff in the dynastic period is… [Evidence EVD0CTWSP0R1A3C]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0CTWSP0R1A3C
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