heavy rainfall
Example Sentences
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El Nino -- a natural climate cycle phase -- influences global weather and increases the likelihood of drought, heavy rainfall and other climate extremes.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
As chicks grow older, heavy rainfall becomes the greater threat.
From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2026
"The K'gari lakes we studied have been in existence for between 35,000 and 55,000 years, but the drying event we've identified happened unexpectedly during a time of heavy rainfall."
From Science Daily • Mar. 2, 2026
The heavy rainfall we have seen during autumn and winter has been much needed because it has followed a significant drought that developed in 2025 across parts of England and eastern Scotland.
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026
In winter, when the flooding came, residents there would have to drive through the creek, which became impassable during heavy rainfall.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
