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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Most of this rainfall occurred in the mountainous regions of the state.
    — Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2022
  • 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
  • The state joins many others in the nation that are suffering from a lack of rainfall right now.
    — Deirdre Reilly, Fox News, 1 Aug. 2022
  • The climate is cool, dry, and sunny, with low rainfall and fertile soil.
    — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area.
    — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 29 June 2025
  • After months of minimal rainfall, brown lemurs shift their diets from various fruit to the watery leaves of low-growing plants.
    — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025

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