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rainfall

[reyn-fawl] / ˈreɪnˌfɔl /
NOUN
precipitation
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STRONGEST


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As the fronts push south, they may fizzle out, meaning little or no rainfall for the places that need it most, in the south and east.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

Up to the middle of summer - 15 July - parts of eastern and north-eastern England had received just 26% of their total expected summer rainfall.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

Heat waves, low rainfall, and droughts contribute to the intensification of these violent fire seasons.

From Barron's Jul. 20, 2026

According to the report, scientists can now attribute particular extreme, heat, and rainfall events with a high degree of confidence to man-caused climate change, and wildfires, droughts and tropical cyclones with moderate confidence.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

For example, ten minutes from now, or twenty or ninety, a rainfall may begin.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

Most notably, in May 2017, some 6 million cubic yards of earth moved after torrential rainfalls, adding 15 acres of coastline.

From New York Times Mar. 31, 2024

But there is also a possibility that climate change could lead to stronger El Niño and La Niña modulations, Xie said — making the strongest El Niño events even stronger, and extreme rainfalls more extreme.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 18, 2023

Scientists have discovered a new technique which will shed light on the phenomena of winter monsoons -- the heavy autumn and winter rainfalls which can cause floods and landslides across southeast Asia.

From Science Daily Sep. 20, 2023

Other parts of the country witnessed heavy rainfalls and floods.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2023

The rainy season in Sierra Leone falls between May and October, with the heaviest rainfalls in July, August, and September.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah




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