precipitation
Example Sentences
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Eric Tillemans, DWP’s interim aqueduct manager, told the state board that the city’s studies have found Mono Lake’s levels are “more dependent on precipitation, evaporation and runoff than any other factors.”
From Los Angeles Times
Without a dramatic increase in precipitation, Northern California is on track to reenter drought conditions by spring, said Swain.
From Los Angeles Times
The situation has been intensified by historic drought that has shifted precipitation patterns.
From Salon
But the extraordinary warmth across the West this winter, which broke records in many areas, brought more precipitation falling as rain instead of snow.
From Los Angeles Times
California’s wet winter continued Sunday, with the heaviest rain occurring into the evening, and more precipitation forecast for Monday before tapering off on Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.
From Los Angeles Times
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