rainfall
Clouds releasing moisture
Rainfall is the amount of rain that falls in an area over a period of time, typically measured in inches or millimeters: The region receives an average annual rainfall of forty inches.
The word can also refer simply to a fall of rain: A light rainfall dampened the streets.
Very light precipitation
- downpourIntense precipitation event
- showerWater spray for bathing
- sprinkleLight scattering of particles
- mistFine airborne moisture
cloudburst · deluge · monsoon · torrent · squall · thunderstorm · droplets · spatter
Flowing in violent streams
- delugeSevere overflow of water
- heavyOf great mass
- floodingOverwhelming water accumulation
- inundateOverwhelm with excess
saturate · drench · downpour · soaking · cloudburst · overflow · monsoon · waterlogged
Artificial water supply for agriculture
- cropsCultivated plants for harvest
- harvestGathering mature crops
- monsoonSeasonal tropical wind pattern
- plantingPlacing seeds in earth
sowing · yield · growth · soil · paddy · rainfed · germination · cultivation
Airborne water masses
- forecastPrediction of future conditions
- stormSevere atmospheric disturbance
- frontForward-facing side
- humidityMoisture in atmosphere
condensation · depression · cyclone · hurricane · typhoon · thunderstorm · barometric
Excess water drainage
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
- catchmentArea collecting water runoff
- watershedDrainage area boundary
- aquiferGroundwater-bearing geological formation
groundwater · percolation · streamflow · drainage · evapotranspiration · recharge · saturation · erosion
Metric units, thousandths of meters
- inchesSmall length units
- annualOccurring every year
- seasonalRecurring at fixed intervals
- cumulativeIncreasing by successive additions
average · intensity · duration · frequency · data · statistics · record · trace
Of hot, humid regions
- temperateMild, avoiding extremes
- equatorialOf Earth's central line
- aridDevoid of water
- semi-aridModerately low rainfall climate
Mediterranean · monsoonal · seasonal · cyclonic · convective · frontal · annual · regional
drizzle
Very light precipitation
- downpourIntense precipitation event
- showerWater spray for bathing
- sprinkleLight scattering of particles
mist · cloudburst · deluge · monsoon · torrent · squall · thunderstorm · droplets · spatter · mizzle
torrential
Flowing in violent streams
inundate · saturate · drench · downpour · soaking · cloudburst · overflow · monsoon · waterlogged · gushing
irrigation
Artificial water supply for agriculture
- cropsCultivated plants for harvest
- harvestGathering mature crops
- monsoonSeasonal tropical wind pattern
planting · sowing · yield · growth · soil · paddy · rainfed · germination · cultivation · fieldwork
clouds
Airborne water masses
humidity · condensation · depression · cyclone · hurricane · typhoon · thunderstorm · barometric
runoff
Excess water drainage
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
- catchmentArea collecting water runoff
- watershedDrainage area boundary
aquifer · groundwater · percolation · streamflow · drainage · evapotranspiration · recharge · saturation · erosion · sedimentation
millimeters
Metric units, thousandths of meters
cumulative · average · intensity · duration · frequency · data · statistics · record · trace · total
tropical
Of hot, humid regions
- temperateMild, avoiding extremes
- equatorialOf Earth's central line
- aridDevoid of water
semi-arid · Mediterranean · monsoonal · seasonal · cyclonic · convective · frontal · annual · regional · variability
drought
Prolonged water scarcity
famine · desertification · rationing · barren · depletion · rainless
- weatherweather, sun, snow, wind, cloud
- climateclimate change, climate, weather, global warming, temperature
- rainforestscanopy layer, forest floor, emergent layer, understory, Borneo
- water resourcesfreshwater, aquifers, water supply, water storage, aquifer
- weather datatemperature, humidity, snowfall, wind speed, wind direction
- Humid Southhigh humidity, hot summers, mild winters, muggy weather, sticky heat
rainfalldrought
Prolonged water scarcity
dryness · aridity · dry spell · rainlessness · dry season
rainfallarid climate
Persistently dry weather pattern
drought conditions · desertification · water shortage · parched land · dry season
- tropical rainfallPrecipitation in hot regions
- heavy rainfallIntense sustained precipitation
- seasonal rainfallWeather-dependent periodic precipitation
- annual rainfallTotal precipitation per year
- rainfall patternsDistribution of precipitation over time
- low rainfallInsufficient precipitation levels