The recurrence of drought as conveyed through the return period is expressed as
A)(number of years of record)/ (rank for a specific precipitation event).
B)(rank for a specific precipitation event)/ (number of years of record).
C)(magnitude of a specific rainfall event)/ (duration of the rain event).
D)(duration of the rain event)/ (magnitude of a specific rainfall event).

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The return period of a drought (or any similar event) is calculated by dividing the number of years of record by the rank of a specific precipitation event. This gives an estimate of the frequency at which such an event is expected to recur.

The Recurrence of Drought as Conveyed Through the Return Period