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What is the gain required by a weather radar antenna?

What is the gain required by a weather radar antenna? Correct Answer 25 dB

The signal strength of echoes from storms located at a distance from the aircraft is very low, which requires the transmitter to operate at very high power levels and that the antenna have a gain of more than 25 dB.

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