rainfall
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Wisley in Surrey has now gone well over a month without any wet weather and it is by no means certain that it will record any rainfall on Friday or this weekend.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Most decibel charts consider that moderate noise, somewhere between steady rainfall and a dishwasher.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
The latest three-month forecast by the National Weather Service predicts above-average rainfall along the river and in much of the Southwest through October.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Lake drying is not unusual in Australia, where long periods of low rainfall can cause water levels to fall dramatically.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
The cables still lay buried in the desert, protected by the shifting sands and a near-total absence of rainfall.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
California has otherwise experienced a mild wildfire season, after dozens of atmospheric rivers pummeled the state earlier this year and delivered record rainfalls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2023
Weather extremes, such as heatwaves and torrential rainfalls, are becoming more frequent and more intense across the United States under climate change.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 10, 2023
Other parts of the country witnessed heavy rainfalls and floods.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2023
Heavy rainfalls just before an autumn harvest have triggered major rot epidemics with significant losses to growers in three of Tasmania's last five growing seasons.
From Salon ● May 31, 2023
It is our second month in Anlungthmor and we are amid one of the worst rainfalls ever.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
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