How to Use rainfall in a Sentence

rainfall

noun

• This area has an average annual rainfall of 12 inches.
• Plus: This map shows the places with the least rainfall in the state.
  — Gwendolyn Wu, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Mar. 2022
• Heavy rainfall stalled the start of the season for parts of the state.
  — Fox News, 12 July 2022
• There is a 50% chance of rainfall in the area, Bennett said.
  — Elainie Barraza, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2025
• The end of the monsoon season doesn’t end the chances of rainfall in the valley.
  — Ayana Hamilton, The Arizona Republic, 5 Oct. 2022
• Homan said the area could see about 4 inches of rainfall.
  — Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2023
• The threat of heavy rainfall and severe weather lasts through the night.
  — Jay R. Jordan, Chron, 25 Apr. 2022
• The rainfall deficit has also dried out soils across the region.
  — Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 15 June 2023
• Much of the area inside the flood watch has seen up to 300% of their normal rainfall over the past two weeks.
  — Luke Snyder, CNN Money, 14 July 2025
• The storms brought record-breaking rainfall to the Kansas City area.
  — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2025
• Some parts of the state have seen heavy rainfall in the last few days that has spurred flash floods and debris flows.
  — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2022
• With a new year, a new daily rainfall record was set in Phoenix on Jan. 1.
  — The Arizona Republic, 2 Jan. 2023
• The weather is warm this time of year with little rainfall.
  — Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 30 Mar. 2023
• Despite recent rainfall, the Austin area still is in a drought.
  — Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 30 Dec. 2024
• After a wild season of snow and rainfall, that work is now at risk.
  — Evan Bush, NBC News, 6 June 2023
• Some rainfall and snow has boosted prospects for the now-dormant plants.
  — Michael Hirtzer, Fortune, 1 Feb. 2022
• Losses of the trees this year might have been worse if not for heavy rainfall and snow Oct. 25 that helped slow the fire's advance.
  — Brian Melley, ajc, 19 Nov. 2021
• The city saw record rainfall on Sunday, with 2.78 inches in one day.
  — Celina Tebor, USA TODAY, 16 Nov. 2021
• Along with the severe threat, heavy rainfall could lead to flooding.
  — Jennifer Gray, CNN, 30 Mar. 2023
• La Niña contributed to the warm winter as well as the west coast rainfall.
  — Devika Rao, The Week, 25 Mar. 2023
• On the Northshore, some places even saw double digits in rainfall.
  — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2024
• Parts of the Valley are forecast to be doused with rainfall in the days leading up to Christmas.
  — The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2021
• The rain could be torrential at times, with a rainfall rate of 1 to 2 inches an hour.
  — Leigh Morgan, al, 24 Aug. 2022
• That in turn translates to rising air and heavy rainfall.
  — Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 12 July 2022
• Wind gusts up to 40-50 mph, frequent cloud-to-ground lightning and heavy rainfall.
  — Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2025
• The region could see up to five feet of storm surge, up to 10 inches of rainfall and high winds far beyond the area the eye comes ashore.
  — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 5 July 2024
• Heavy rainfall in the area is expected to have contributed to the slide.
  — oregonlive, 30 Nov. 2022
• On Tuesday, record rainfall in St. Louis flooded homes and streets and caused at least one death.
  — Alicia A. Caldwell, WSJ, 30 July 2022
• Impactful flooding and debris flows may be generated by 15 minutes or less of heavy rainfall.
  — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2025
• Storm systems may bring 1–2 inches of rainfall, with isolated areas possibly seeing up to 8 inches.
  — Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025