rainfall
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However, it warned that speed restrictions would be in place on several routes until 16:00 on Tuesday due to heavy rainfall.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
When the researchers applied their improved model weighting to projections of precipitation, they found indications that current climate models may also underestimate future snowfall in southeastern Greenland and rainfall across the Mediterranean region.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
The last recorded rainfall on Halloween in L.A. occurred in 2014, when a quarter inch of precipitation fell on downtown Los Angeles, according to weather service records.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026
Meanwhile, for those who like their coffee with sugar, excessive rainfall could hurt Brazil’s sugarcane harvest season, while India’s major sugarcane-growing states could experience drought, said Roemer.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026
Did it indeed seem probable, as he had once overheard Dunbar ask, that the answers to the riddles of creation would be supplied by people too ignorant to understand the mechanics of rainfall?
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
“Post-fire impacts can change over time, depending on rainfalls, runoffs and sediment movements,” said Eugenia Ermacora, manager of the nonprofit Surfrider Foundation’s L.A. chapter, which has partnered with Held’s team to collect samples.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2026
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
Other parts of the country witnessed heavy rainfalls and floods.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 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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