rainy
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Many places on the river in and around Guerneville shut down November through early May because it gets cold and rainy and the river can run high and fast.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
It might be fun to watch them with that in mind, maybe on a rainy afternoon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Landslides are a recurring hazard in Ethiopia during the country's main rainy season, which typically runs from June to August.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
You “absolutely need a mudroom,” in the Northeast, since people walk in with snow and rain on their boots and need a place to drop off “sporty, sweaty, muddy, rainy, snowy” stuff.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
The rainy season was past and so, therefore, was the largest supply of vegetables.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
"When you get hot spells, they're that much hotter. And when you get rainy spells, they're that much rainier," he said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
It's possible there were more hostile places on earth on Wednesday evening than Pittodrie; windier, rainier, colder, noisier.
From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2024
In some parts of the state, though, it’s been much rainier than normal.
From New York Times ● Feb. 27, 2024
“It will shift to rainier, colder and windier” weather, she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2024
The rainier, softer skies of the western coasts have their result in smoother skins and better complexions on that side of the Islands than in the drier east.
From The Long White Cloud by William Pember Reeves
Local officials say this has been the rainiest February in the history of Juiz de Fora, with the current rainfall in the region already more than double the amount expected for the month.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026
This, alongside the park’s porous landscape and additional retention ponds, enable it to capture 23 million gallons of stormwater during Bangkok’s rainiest months.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2025
Though Pu’u Kukui, the highest peak in the West Maui Mountains, remains one of the rainiest locations on the planet, the once-flourishing mid-elevation hillsides are droughted and eroding.
From Salon ● Dec. 7, 2023
When a new football stadium was built at South Alabama, located in one of America’s rainiest cities, the decision was made to go with an artificial turf playing surface.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 9, 2023
Sometimes, on spring days, there will be the brightest, warmest sun and the darkest, rainiest clouds sharing the sky.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
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