Scientists compiled more than 15 years of atmospheric data on the island nation of Japan. They collected data on precipitable water, hourly precipitation, and the daily surface air temperature. Precipitable water is the depth of water in a column of the atmosphere if it were all precipitated as rain. The scientists organized the data into the graphs shown below. In both graphs, each dashed line shows the average compiled data, while the two solid lines show the minimum and maximum. Graphs adapted from Fujita et al., 2017. Scientific Reports. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. Which statement best explains the data shown in the graphs?

A. When the temperature is low, evaporation produces rain instead of producing precipitable water.

B. When there is more precipitable water in the atmosphere, it is less likely to rain.

C. Increased rainfall results in more precipitable water, and this raises the air temperature.

D. Higher temperatures cause more water to evaporate, and this produces more rain.