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Many past El Niños have been wet here, with winter 2023-2024 bringing relief from drought.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

“In California, we could have a very wet winter in the Sierras, but it could be too warm for snow,” said Daniel Swain, a climate scientist at the University of California.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

I stopped the whole thing, asked the boys to go inside and apologized to Bill for his wet pants.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026

The race started on a wet track, which dried progressively.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

Running a hand through her wet hair creates a grim mental picture: emerging from the shelter to find reporters in the neighborhood, trying to interview her while she looks like a bedraggled cat.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

This pattern—a wetter South and warmer North—explains much of El Niño’s impact on snowfall.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

“El Niño doesn’t really dictate the outcome, but it really kind of tilts the odds for a wetter winter, especially in Southern California.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026

Elsewhere across England, despite the wetter October, there hasn't been enough rain to top up the majority of our reservoirs.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

While October has seen a return to wetter conditions, early rainfall tends to be soaked up by soil or runs off hardened ground and hasn't therefore had a significant impact to our reservoirs.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Their clothes, as they got wetter, became heavier, so it was a strange, slow game.

From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder

Lando Norris says qualifying for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix brought "some of the wettest conditions" in which he had ever driven - and he is hoping for more rain in the race on Sunday.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

In March 2025, snow blanketed the icy terrain, consistent with March being the wettest month in the region.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026

According to the Environment Agency, rainfall associated with both named storms, along with another area of low pressure on Monday, contributed to the wettest week across the UK for two years.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

The sample period proved to be among the wettest in the river’s known history, so Powell’s estimate was way out of line.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

I dried myself, changed, combed my hair, and spread out some of my wettest clothing to dry.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler

When Marley drops dead, then returns seven years later as a ghost, this Scrooge is so scared he wets his nightgown.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026

The green intermediates and blue full wets are also on hand if needed.

From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2024

As light rain wets pavement across Western Washington Thursday, temperatures will moderate in the mid-40s.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 30, 2023

“The hots are getting hotter … the dries are getting a lot drier ... and the wets are getting a lot wetter,” Newsom said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2023

"Turn left at the next chance," he said, "and follow your nose 'til you wets your toes."

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood

“If your germination mix isn’t fully wetted at the start,” Schuyler said, “subsequent waterings won’t fully wet it, and there will be dead spots the water never got to.”

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 18, 2023

It’s great spectator sport, and if you’re willing to be wetted with spray for long enough, you can see a man haul in a striped bass that measures from his shoulder to his ankle.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 3, 2020

Yet, just as they would for a big game involving the Giants or Jets, the fans remained, their enthusiasm only whetted, not wetted down.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 8, 2018

Amor y Tacos is famous for Ortega’s interpretation of Dodger Stadium’s infamous Doyer Dog, a full pound of crisp-skinned hot dog on an oversized bun wetted with short-rib chile, mayonnaise and mustard.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2017

Once we would have said, Mr. Pecksniff quitted the firm, betted on the horses, and wetted his whistle, then wedded his sweetheart in a suit that fitted him perfectly.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

Similar patterns appear on Sputnik Planitia, leading researchers to propose that subsurface liquid, specifically nitrogen, may be rising upward and wetting Pluto's frozen nitrogen surface.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026

The initial restart was ahead of schedule, but months of inactivity allowed water to accumulate in parts of the mine, wetting the ore and necessitating new loading equipment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026

But at Dilley, she regressed behaviorally, wetting herself after years without accidents and begging to breastfeed again despite being 6 years old.

From Slate ● Feb. 3, 2026

Children may have heavier nappies or they may start wetting the bed because they're peeing more.

From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2026

Max watches intently, turning over the sheet when Volkheimer turns it over, matching his folds, wetting one finger, and running it along a crease.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr