rainfall
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South-eastern states, including Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas, have the greatest chance of seeing above-average rainfall.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
Forecasters say more widespread rainfall is anticipated to begin late Friday afternoon and continue into Saturday morning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026
The brunt of the rainfall from the first storm is anticipated to wallop Northern California and provide scatter showers over the southern region, meteorologists say.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026
This interaction, she says, has been seen to result in very strong rainfall.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 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
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
The research team considered how these urban land changes might affect weather extremes like heat waves, cold waves, heavy rainfalls and severe thunderstorms.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 10, 2023
“So if the rainfalls are spread out in a way that sustains plant growth, you can see some very significant population increases.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 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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