rainfall
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In mid-April 2026, Super Typhoon Sinlaku swept across the North Pacific, delivering heavy rainfall and flooding to the Mariana Islands.
From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026
But plans based on a natural phenomenon that changes year to year based on temperature, rainfall and other environmental factors can, unsurprisingly, go awry.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Meteorologists expected the storm to continue producing significant rainfall, particularly along Japan's Pacific coastline, according to news reports.
From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026
However, spring was extremely dry in parts of southern and eastern England where some areas only got around a quarter to a third of their expected rainfall.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
She tore the note up and confettied it over her head, a rainfall of John's.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
Vocabulary lists containing rainfall
The Water Cycle - Introductory
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