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To examine the characteristics of DSDs at four sites with different climatology and topography, data measured from Parsivel disdrometer and wind direction from Automatic Weather System (AWS) during rainy seasons from June to August for three years (2018 to 2020) were analyzed. The DSDs variables were calculated using Gamma distribution model. In the coastal area, larger raindrops with a lower number concentration occurred, whereas smaller raindrops with a higher number concentration dominated in the middle land and mountain region. The mountain area of CPO and middle land area of JIN had a larger contribution to the rain rate than that of the coastal area of BOS and JIN in the range of the smallest diameter. The contribution of the drop size to the total number concentration at the CPO and JIN sites was larger (smaller) than that at BOS and BUS in the smallest (larger) diameter. The average shape and slope parameter of gamma model were higher values at the mountain area than at other sites for both rain types, Z-R relation and polarimetric variables were also shown different values at the four studied sites. The intercept coefficient of Z-R relation showed higher values in the mountain area and middle land area than the coastal area. The slope values of Z-R relation were the smallest in the mountain area. The polarimetric variables of ZH and ZDR were shown highest (lowest) value at the coastal region of BOS (mountain area of CPO) site for both rain types. The Dm-rose, which shows the Dm distributions with the wind direction, was used in this study. In the coastal area (mountain and middle land area), the dominant wind was east\u2013southeast (east) direction. The ratio of the smaller diameter to the middle size at BOS was much smaller than that at CPO. In the analysis of the hourly distribution of the Dm and logNw, there were two and four peaks of Dm at BUS and BOS, respectively. There was one peak of the Dm at the CPO and JIN sites. 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