as in rain
a steady falling of water from the sky in significant quantity
a torrential rainfall washed away most of the little sprouts in our vegetable garden
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Recent Examples of rainfall
Saturday is the only day that has a moderate risk of excessive rainfall that could lead to flash flooding.
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Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online, 19 Apr. 2025
Regional Winner: South America, Singles Anselmo Cunha’s Aircraft on Flooded Tarmac was taken in May 2024, as heavy rainfalls in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul caused devastating flooding.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
The National Weather Service’s Weather Prediction Center has placed areas south and southeast of the metro under a marginal risk of excessive rainfall, leading to a rapid onset of flooding on Friday.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2025
Recent rainfall and snowmaking storms stocked the snowpack ahead of the upcoming summer months.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online, 19 Apr. 2025
Regional Winner: South America, Singles Anselmo Cunha’s Aircraft on Flooded Tarmac was taken in May 2024, as heavy rainfalls in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul caused devastating flooding.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
The National Weather Service’s Weather Prediction Center has placed areas south and southeast of the metro under a marginal risk of excessive rainfall, leading to a rapid onset of flooding on Friday.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2025
Recent rainfall and snowmaking storms stocked the snowpack ahead of the upcoming summer months.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Rainfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rainfall. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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