rainfall

Example Sentences

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The water-stressed nation has also been through severe droughts and periods of low rainfall with entire towns warned their taps could run dry.

From Barron's

More than 50mm of rain fell across both counties and the Isle of Wight on Tuesday, with some places in Dorset seeing three times their monthly average rainfall.

From BBC

Exceptionally wet weather, marked by a series of high-impact storms and persistent rainfall, has saturated the ground and triggered widespread flooding, external.

From BBC

Gaetano Ferrera had just a few minutes to grab belongings from his home, one of hundreds evacuated after a landslide in Sicily that experts warn could worsen due to heavy rainfall.

From Barron's

They happen when water treatment works become overwhelmed, usually after rainfall, allowing highly diluted sewage to spill into a river as a "safety valve".

From BBC