How to Use rainfall in a Sentence

rainfall

noun
  • This area has an average annual rainfall of 12 inches.
  • That would be a record rainfall for any month.
    Irene Wright, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Hopes of rainfall over the next week or so are slim to none.
    Lauren Bostwick, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
  • When a storm crawls, rainfall piles up over the same towns for days.
    Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
  • When a storm crawls like this, rainfall piles up over the same towns for days.
    Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall.
    Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Some storms could produce gusty winds and heavy rainfall.
    Michael Autovino, CBS News, 16 June 2026
  • Heavy rainfall stalled the start of the season for parts of the state.
    Fox News, 12 July 2022
  • The reason comes down to rainfall.
    Newsroom Meteorologist, Austin American Statesman, 19 Mar. 2026
  • The rainfall overnight added to the flooding caused by the rain this past week.
    Victor Jacobo, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
  • That is just 6% of normal rainfall for the month.
    John Bacon, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • One such storm has brought rounds of heavy rainfall to the region since last week.
    Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
  • That’s about the same effect as 1 inch of rainfall.
    Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
  • Less than a tenth of an inch of new rainfall is expected.
    Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Mar. 2026
  • New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch are expected.
    Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 31 Mar. 2026
  • After a wild season of snow and rainfall, that work is now at risk.
    Evan Bush, NBC News, 6 June 2023
  • There is also a chance heavy rainfall could lead to flash flooding.
    Arkansas Online, 8 June 2022
  • The rainfall deficit has also dried out soils across the region.
    Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 15 June 2023
  • New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
    David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Mar. 2026
  • The threat of heavy rainfall and severe weather lasts through the night.
    Jay R. Jordan, Chron, 25 Apr. 2022
  • The rocky terrain can be slick after a rainfall.
    Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 16 May 2026
  • Some rainfall and snow has boosted prospects for the now-dormant plants.
    Michael Hirtzer, Fortune, 1 Feb. 2022
  • Along with the severe threat, heavy rainfall could lead to flooding.
    Jennifer Gray, CNN, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Creeks and streams can rise very rapidly during heavy rainfall.
    Natassia Paloma, USA Today, 15 June 2026
  • Combined with this spring’s heavy rainfall, lone star ticks and others thrive.
    Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026
  • 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
  • The cold front will bring a decent amount of rainfall to North Texas.
    Lauren Bostwick, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Sichuan in recent weeks has been grappling with its worst heat wave in six decades and record-low rainfall.
    Dan Strumpf, WSJ, 6 Sep. 2022
  • Days of heavy rainfall were believed to have been a factor in the collapse.
    Jintamas Saksonchai, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The end of the monsoon season doesn’t end the chances of rainfall in the valley.
    Ayana Hamilton, The Arizona Republic, 5 Oct. 2022

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