precipitation

Example Sentences

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Two waves of precipitation are headed to the Tahoe region, with the first wave beginning Monday into Tuesday evening, according to the National Weather Service.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

The situation has been intensified by historic drought that has shifted precipitation patterns.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

Their analysis suggests that precipitation changes account for about two thirds of long term shifts in drought severity over recent decades.

From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2026

This seasonal force has maintained its presence in NYC’s modern-era winters, coming out with shovels and vests and bells on the now-rarer, but no-less-stultifying occasions of heavier ice and precipitation in Gotham.

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026

To begin with, not all of the ‘Amazonian rainforest” is rainy—parts of it receive little more precipitation per year than New York City.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann