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, 23 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
• New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  — Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 19 Feb. 2026
• New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  — Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 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