rainfall
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The process involves spraying particles such as silver iodide and salt into clouds from aircraft to produce rainfall, and is widely used to affect weather patterns or even tamp down air pollution.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
The last rainfall here was Wednesday and there is none in the forecast for Saturday.
From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026
Despite some wet weather in March, the dry April means that average rainfall for spring as a whole has so far fallen well short in southern and eastern England.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
England has received just over a third of its average April rainfall.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
Quebrada Tacahuay, the other Science site, was closer to the shore but even drier: its average annual rainfall is less than a quarter inch.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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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