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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Additional rainfall amounts of 0.50 to 1 inches are possible in the warned area.
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Southern California Weather Report, Orange County Register, 13 Mar. 2025
Through Tuesday night, rainfall was expected to range from one-third to two-thirds of an inch from the coast to the mountains with local amount exceeding one inch in the mountains, per the National Weather Service.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2025
That left 24-hour rainfall totals at 11 a.m. of a half-inch at Saint Helena; three-tenths of an inch in Kentfield and San Rafael; about one-tenth of an inch in San Francisco and Ben Lomond; seven-hundredths of an inch in Richmond, and two-hundredths of an inch in Oakland.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2025
During heavy rainfall, there is a risk of flooding, especially in low-lying and flood-prone areas.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2025
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Southern California Weather Report, Orange County Register, 13 Mar. 2025
Through Tuesday night, rainfall was expected to range from one-third to two-thirds of an inch from the coast to the mountains with local amount exceeding one inch in the mountains, per the National Weather Service.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2025
That left 24-hour rainfall totals at 11 a.m. of a half-inch at Saint Helena; three-tenths of an inch in Kentfield and San Rafael; about one-tenth of an inch in San Francisco and Ben Lomond; seven-hundredths of an inch in Richmond, and two-hundredths of an inch in Oakland.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2025
During heavy rainfall, there is a risk of flooding, especially in low-lying and flood-prone areas.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Rainfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rainfall. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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