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rainfall

[rayn-fawl] / ˈreɪnˌfɔl /
NOUN
precipitation
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST


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This interaction, she says, has been seen to result in very strong rainfall.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026

But Kenya's meteorological department warns that November is usually the peak rainfall month of the short rainy season, which normally lasts from October to December.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026

Ivory Coast's public meteorology body, Sodexam, said it estimated that the climate episode would lead to lower rainfall, higher temperatures and a longer dry season in the west African country.

From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026

Sugar prices, instead, climbed 6.6% last month—marking their fourth consecutive monthly increase and reaching their highest level since December 2024—as heavy rainfall disrupted sugarcane harvesting and processing in Brazil’s key Centre-South region.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Both rivers were swollen with rainfall and thick with boulders that created dozens of small, swift waterfalls.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo

Extreme rainfalls during the ongoing monsoon season are a major source of floods in several parts of India.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2025

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

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

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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