rainfall
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Up until Monday morning, Cambridge and Bedford had both received only 2% of their average April rainfall.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
In natural environments, cycles such as rainfall or tidal changes repeatedly wash away these flawed areas.
From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026
In Los Angeles and Ventura counties, rainfall should peak between 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, the National Weather Service office in Oxnard said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026
Record winter rainfall is flushing pollution and sediment into Devon and Cornwall's coastal waters, raising risks to marine life, shellfish and potentially human health as conditions warm.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
The clinging, overpowering conviction of death spread steadily with the continuing rainfall, soaking mordantly into each man’s ailing countenance like the corrosive blot of some crawling disease.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
Vocabulary lists containing rainfall
The Water Cycle - Introductory
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Earth Science - Middle School
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The Water Cycle - Middle School and High School
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