precipitation
Example Sentences
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Southern California is bracing for record rainfall this week, with forecasters predicting five straight days of precipitation through the holiday.
From Los Angeles Times
Weather records show no measurable precipitation that night.
“But if the system stalls at all or remains further off the coast, the heaviest rainfall may be pushed back in time where precipitation may continue into next Friday or beyond,” the weather service said.
From Los Angeles Times
They found that when more than roughly one-third of precipitation originates from land, croplands become significantly more susceptible to drought, soil moisture declines and drops in yield.
From Science Daily
“Any precipitation that starts to fall again is going to be a concern because it’s going to add to the flows on the rivers again.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
