(n.) A fall or descent of rain; the water, or amount of water, that falls in rain; as, the average annual rainfall of a region.
Example Sentences:
(1) With fields and fells already saturated after more than four times the average monthly rainfall falling within the first three weeks of December, there was nowhere left to absorb the rainfall which has cascaded from fields into streams and rivers.
(2) Two long-term tillage studies on fine-textured, clay loam soils were sampled in July and November 1977 following 2 years of limited rainfall.
(3) An increase in mortality rate was not predicted for winter, mainly because of low rainfall, and none occurred.
(4) "Groundwater levels in parts of our region are lower than they were during the 1976 drought, following below average rainfall for 18 of the last 23 months.
(5) Rainfall over 3+ inches will follow this wind line.
(6) Its radar will penetrate thick cloud to warn of catastrophic rainfall.
(7) Widespread, frequent, and persistent rainfall has been a feature of these epizootic periods.
(8) Hurricane-associated storm intensity and rainfall rates are projected to increase as the climate continues to warm."
(9) Amphibolurus (= Ctenophorus) nuchalis breeds regularly in spring (September-October in the southern hemisphere) in the southern parts of its range, following reliable winter rainfall which stimulates insect abundance sufficient to sustain their reproductive effort.
(10) A spokesman for the Met Office said: "We have had such heavy and persistent rainfall over the last few days and weeks and that there is a danger of landslides and rockfall along the coast, even on coastal paths.
(11) 11.12am BST Here's my colleague Angela Monaghan 's news story on the manufacturing data: Heavy rainfall failed to dampen Britain's manufacturing sector in February with output growing much more strongly than expected, boosting the outlook for the wider economy.
(12) He added the rainfall could turn to snow in parts of Scotland.
(13) Atmospheric residence times for PCB and DDT of 40 to 50 days, calculated from the concentrations in the air and water, are 20 times shorter than values previously estimated for DDT from rainfall and DDT production data.
(14) Parts of the state were finally beginning to rebuild on Sunday after weeks of rain and flooding that have made Texas a place of extremes: severe drought conditions earlier in the year that have given way to unprecedented rainfall in some areas.
(15) Simple regression analysis of Yi with the comparative meteorological value (Xi) was determined from mean temperatures (Ti, j-1), rainfalls (Ri, j-1) for 10-day-periods each, and the number of days showing 25 degrees C or above (ti, j-1) from June to September, which yielded a correlation coefficient of 0.8147 (p less than 0.05) and an equation for estimated HI antibody positivity rate: Yi = -0.04Xi+79.9 (p less than 0.05).
(16) Residue levels of these surface-applied, nonsystemic fungicides were inconsistent with amounts and dates of application, most likely because of variations in weather conditions, especially rainfall.
(17) However, low-grade transmission of Plasmodium falciparum continues, with periodic focal outbreaks after abnormally high rainfall.
(18) Cars, trains, roads, and buildings, flood barriers, drains, underground systems, reservoirs, power stations, ports and all are designed for existing temperatures, sea levels and rainfall, and may be overwhelmed in future .
(19) In most parts … the intensity of rainfall is increasing.
(20) That could mean big shifts in rainfall patterns and a more unpredictable climate.
Showery
Definition:
(a.) Raining in showers; abounding with frequent showers of rain.
(a.) Of or pertaining to a shower or showers.
Example Sentences:
(1) The warm weather will not reach all parts of the country, however – with pockets of north-west England still expecting showery downpours this weekend.
(2) Sense and Sensibility is kicked into life by a misjudgment about the weather: Marianne goes walking on the Devon hills with her younger sister Margaret, convincing herself that "the partial sunshine of a showery sky" bodes well.
(3) Sadly, Scotland will not really see it at all and it will be a bit showery in the north-west from time to time but they will see some of the sunnier weather.
(4) The cafe at the new Stonehenge visitor centre was packed; it was showery outside but inside the atmosphere was thick with the distinctive aroma of wet Gore-Tex – a smell I always associate with the British heritage industry.
(5) Another band of heavy rain is expected to sweep across Wales, the Midlands, the south-east and East Anglia on Tuesday, but the rain will be more showery in the south-west.
(6) As we reached the stones another showery curtain came swishing over the Wiltshire sward.