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
The lower and middle Florida Keys could see 1 to 3 inches of rainfall.
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Mary Gilbert, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
Records kept by the NWS show the average total precipitation from January through March in Louisville equaled 11.4 inches of rainfall.
—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 1 Nov. 2024
Make sure plants are sited in soil that drains well and be sure to supplement rainfall during periods of drought.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024
Full Story More than 90 killed in Spanish flash floods: What to know
Flooding from excessive rainfall killed dozens of people in Spain, according to Wednesday reports from The Associated Press.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024
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Mary Gilbert, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
Records kept by the NWS show the average total precipitation from January through March in Louisville equaled 11.4 inches of rainfall.
—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 1 Nov. 2024
Make sure plants are sited in soil that drains well and be sure to supplement rainfall during periods of drought.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024
Full Story More than 90 killed in Spanish flash floods: What to know
Flooding from excessive rainfall killed dozens of people in Spain, according to Wednesday reports from The Associated Press.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Rainfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rainfall. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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