How to Use rainfall in a Sentence

rainfall

noun

• This area has an average annual rainfall of 12 inches.
• Homan said the area could see about 4 inches of rainfall.
  — Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2023
• The rainfall deficit has also dried out soils across the region.
  — Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 15 June 2023
• After a wild season of snow and rainfall, that work is now at risk.
  — Evan Bush, NBC News, 6 June 2023
• Rinse the day away with a rainfall shower head in a custom tile shower and enjoy (the) night with plush beds.
  — Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 13 Apr. 2024
• The Seine overflows its banks after heavy rainfall in Paris last week.
  — Alexander Smith, NBC News, 10 Apr. 2024
• Here is a look at rainfall reports from the weather service.
  — Leigh Morgan, al, 21 July 2023
• But as rainfall gets heavier, canals and sewers can’t get the water out fast enough.
  — WIRED, 26 Sep. 2023
• Over the course of just two hours, the coastal Long Island town received between three and five inches of rainfall.
  — Christopher Parker, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 July 2023
• Last year's record-breaking rainfall brought in enough water to help short-term drought conditions in the state.
  — Ellie Willard, The Arizona Republic, 6 June 2023
• The area is facing one of the driest summers on record, marking a nearly 7-inch rainfall deficit since June 1.
  — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2023
• All told, a shift in annual rainfall had rapidly resulted in a change in the birds’ beaks.
  — Quanta Magazine, 2 Jan. 2024
• At the height of the storm, which appears to be Sunday evening, heavy rainfall near or over one inch in six hours is possible as a cold front comes through the area.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2023
• Heavy rainfall will be one of the storm’s most serious threats and could result in flash flooding and mudslides.
  — Jason Hanna, CNN, 21 Oct. 2023
• The tributaries from Iran are the only source of water in the province, other than the dwindling rainfall.
  — Alissa J. Rubin, BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2023
• Annual rainfall could drop by 38% in Senegal in the coming decades, a threat to the way of life for the nation’s 8 million farmers.
  — Jack Thompson, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Jan. 2024
• New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
  — Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Apr. 2024
• The rainfall Tuesday was part of a larger series of snow and rain storms that have affected the Midwest, Southeast and east coast.
  — The Enquirer, 10 Jan. 2024
• More stories One killed as storms bring record rainfall, flooding to SoCal.
  — Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2023
• New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
  — Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 7 May 2023
• Here's a look at how much rainfall this season has brought so far and if Arizonans can expect any more storms.
  — The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2024
• Any rainfall will be generally under a tenth of an inch at the coastline.
  — Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, 24 May 2023
• The parched desert soil couldn’t absorb the excessive rainfall fast enough, which triggered flash flooding.
  — Mary Gilbert, CNN, 25 Oct. 2023
• In the northeast, heavy rainfall drenched cities from Baltimore to Boston, bringing 2 to 4 inches of rain over the weekend.
  — Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 24 Mar. 2024
• In Ghana, heavy rainfall has spurred black pod disease and swollen shoot virus, damaging cocoa crops.
  — John Towfighi, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
• Strong bands of sustained rainfall will create widespread flood threats.
  — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2024
• Brooklyn is buried under 6 inches of rain while Central Park has seen more than 4 inches of rainfall so far.
  — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2023
• These included the distance from the nearest water source, the amount of rainfall, the temperature and the soil makeup, among others.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Oct. 2023
• But in the short term, officials are hopeful the rainfall from the unusual tropical storm will help with one thing: wildfires.
  — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2023
• Depending on the speed of the rainfall, forecasters are concerned about the potential for flash flooding.
  — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024