rainfalls
Storms dropping water
Rainfalls is the plural of rainfall, referring either to multiple instances of rain or to quantities of precipitation in different places or periods.
Weather reports compare annual rainfalls across regions.
The rainfalls this season have been heavier than usual.
Scientists measured rainfalls in twelve coastal cities.
Atmospheric water deposit
- showersLight, passing rainfalls
- downpoursVery heavy rainfall
- stormsViolent atmospheric disturbances
- drizzleVery light precipitation
monsoons · cloudbursts · squalls · deluges · weather · humidity · barometric · forecast
Seasonal tropical wind pattern
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
- temperateMild, avoiding extremes
- equatorialOf Earth's central line
- aridDevoid of water
desert · coastal · mountain · continental · microclimate · savanna · Mediterranean · maritime
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- wetlandsWater-saturated terrain
- riversFlowing bodies of water
- streamsContinuous flows of something
erosion · biodiversity · watersheds · flooding · replenishment · forests · rainforests · hydrology
Artificial water supply for agriculture
- cropsCultivated plants for harvest
- harvestGathering mature crops
- droughtProlonged water scarcity
- floodingOverwhelming water accumulation
groundwater · soil · saturation · growing · yields · planting · aquifers · reservoirs
Collected mass over time
- gaugesInstruments for measuring
- millimetersMetric units, thousandths of meters
- inchesSmall length units
- annualOccurring every year
seasonal · average · totals · records · data · statistics · monitoring · hydrological
precipitation
Atmospheric water deposit
drizzle · monsoons · cloudbursts · squalls · deluges · weather · humidity · barometric · forecast · fronts
monsoon
Seasonal tropical wind pattern
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
- temperateMild, avoiding extremes
- equatorialOf Earth's central line
arid · desert · coastal · mountain · continental · microclimate · savanna · Mediterranean · maritime · highland
ecosystem
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
streams · erosion · biodiversity · watersheds · flooding · replenishment · forests · rainforests · hydrology · aquatic
irrigation
Artificial water supply for agriculture
flooding · groundwater · soil · saturation · growing · yields · planting · aquifers · reservoirs · cultivation
accumulation
Collected mass over time
- gaugesInstruments for measuring
- millimetersMetric units, thousandths of meters
- inchesSmall length units
annual · seasonal · average · totals · records · data · statistics · monitoring · hydrological · patterns
rainfallsdroughts
Extended periods without precipitation
dry spells · aridity · dryness · rainlessness · dry seasons
rainfallsdroughts
Extended periods without precipitation
arid climates · dust storms · heatwaves · dry spells · desertification
- 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