precipitation

Example Sentences

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This week’s latest round of stormy weather hit Southern California with fearsome winds that downed trees and heavy precipitation that flooded roadways and dumped even more snow in the mountains.

From Los Angeles Times

Californians looking to resume their weekly commute Tuesday awoke to see several major roads closed after heavy rains drenched much the state Monday — with the expected precipitation far from over.

From Los Angeles Times

"We are delighted that our ensemble mean values capture the isotope patterns observed in global precipitation, vapor, snow, and satellite data much more successfully than any of the individual models."

From Science Daily

More clouds are expected to arrive in the evening, ushered in by another weather system, but precipitation is not expected in the South Bay.

From Los Angeles Times

"By January 29, the Moscow State University Meteorological Observatory had recorded almost 92 mm of precipitation, which is already the highest value in the last 203 years," it added.

From Barron's