monsoon rain
Tropical wet season
Monsoon rain is the heavy precipitation brought by seasonal winds that shift direction, typically arriving in dramatic downpours after months of dry weather.
The term appears most often in reference to South and Southeast Asia, where monsoon rains are essential for agriculture but can also cause devastating floods: The monsoon rains arrived late this year, worrying farmers.
- delugeSevere overflow of water
- downpourIntense precipitation event
- flash floodRapid overflow from storms
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
- floodingOverwhelming water accumulation
humid · cyclone · seasonal · wet season · torrential · drenched · muggy · thunder · tin roof · puddles · umbrella · wetland · harvest · India · rice paddy · southeast · climate · clouds
- raindrizzling, downpour, raindrops, droplets, drops
- precipitationsnow, hail, drizzle, sleet, snowfall
- tropical weatherhurricane, tropical storm, tropical cyclone, hurricanes, tropical depression
- tropicsequator, tropical climate, coconut tree, tropical, tropical zone
- weather soundsthunder, wind, hail, storm, thunderclap
- water supplydrinking water, potable water, tap water, municipal water, water tanks
monsoon raindrizzle
Very light precipitation
light rain · sprinkle · mist · misting · scattered showers
monsoon raindrought
Prolonged water scarcity
dry season · dry spell · desert climate · parched earth · water scarcity
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