below average

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The mountains and deserts could experience temperatures as much as 20 to 25 degrees below average.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

"Don't let words like below average... change the way you're prepared," urged Ken Graham, National Weather Service director.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

In the month of March, rainfall was broadly below average in eastern and south-east England, April has started even drier.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

According to NPR, “official government tallies show that foreign direct investment last year was $288 billion — slightly less than the previous year and below average for the last 10 years.”

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Even Doug Swieteck had passed sixth-grade mathematics, and he had grades that were really decidedly below average.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt