How to Use rainfall in a Sentence

rainfall

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  • This area has an average annual rainfall of 12 inches.
  • The end of the monsoon season doesn’t end the chances of rainfall in the valley.
    — Ayana Hamilton, The Arizona Republic, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Homan said the area could see about 4 inches of rainfall.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2023
  • The rainfall deficit has also dried out soils across the region.
    — Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 15 June 2023
  • With a new year, a new daily rainfall record was set in Phoenix on Jan. 1.
    — The Arizona Republic, 2 Jan. 2023
  • The weather is warm this time of year with little rainfall.
    — Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Despite recent rainfall, the Austin area still is in a drought.
    — Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 30 Dec. 2024
  • After a wild season of snow and rainfall, that work is now at risk.
    — Evan Bush, NBC News, 6 June 2023
  • Along with the severe threat, heavy rainfall could lead to flooding.
    — Jennifer Gray, CNN, 30 Mar. 2023
  • La Niña contributed to the warm winter as well as the west coast rainfall.
    — Devika Rao, The Week, 25 Mar. 2023
  • On the Northshore, some places even saw double digits in rainfall.
    — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2024
  • The region could see up to five feet of storm surge, up to 10 inches of rainfall and high winds far beyond the area the eye comes ashore.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 5 July 2024
  • Heavy rainfall in the area is expected to have contributed to the slide.
    — oregonlive, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Rinse the day away with a rainfall shower head in a custom tile shower and enjoy (the) night with plush beds.
    — Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 13 Apr. 2024
  • The Seine overflows its banks after heavy rainfall in Paris last week.
    — Alexander Smith, NBC News, 10 Apr. 2024
  • There have been years where our annual quota of rainfall has been met by the end of April.
    — Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Here is a look at rainfall reports from the weather service.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 21 July 2023
  • But as rainfall gets heavier, canals and sewers can’t get the water out fast enough.
    — WIRED, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Over the course of just two hours, the coastal Long Island town received between three and five inches of rainfall.
    — Christopher Parker, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 July 2023
  • Total rainfall could reach up to 10 inches in some spots.
    — Max Golembo, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2024
  • According to reports, the rainfall was the U.A.E.’s most intense in 75 years.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 25 June 2024
  • Then one of the more widespread worries is extreme rainfall.
    — Judson Jones, CNN, 28 Sep. 2022
  • Last year's record-breaking rainfall brought in enough water to help short-term drought conditions in the state.
    — Ellie Willard, The Arizona Republic, 6 June 2023
  • The area is facing one of the driest summers on record, marking a nearly 7-inch rainfall deficit since June 1.
    — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The average rainfall in this Mojave desert is 4.2″ per year.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Nov. 2022
  • All told, a shift in annual rainfall had rapidly resulted in a change in the birds’ beaks.
    — Quanta Magazine, 2 Jan. 2024
  • Book the suite for city and marina views, a marble bath with a rainfall showerhead, and a king-size bed.
    — Jessica Benavides Canepa, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2023
  • At the height of the storm, which appears to be Sunday evening, heavy rainfall near or over one inch in six hours is possible as a cold front comes through the area.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2023
  • This would include widespread rainfall, of which little is in the forecast.
    — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
  • The last time the city recorded over a tenth of an inch of rainfall was last May, according to the Los Angeles Times, contributing to drought.
    — Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025

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