rainiest

Having most precipitation

Rainiest is the superlative form of rainy—having the most rain.

It describes the wettest period or place among those being compared: Seattle's rainiest month is November, This was the rainiest spring on record.

The word appears frequently in weather reports and climate comparisons.

weather

wettest

Most saturated with liquid

deluge · showers · storms · flooding · cloudburst · torrential · drenched · soaked · waterlogged · umbrellas

records

wettest

Most saturated with liquid

meteorological · gauge · statistics · historic · unprecedented · climate data · weather station · inches · millimeters · accumulation

geographic

Seattle

Pacific Northwest metropolis

Pacific Northwest · Wales · Scotland · Ireland · Bergen · Kauai · Colombia · equatorial · coastal · windward

seasonal

monsoon season

Annual heavy rainfall period

autumn · hurricane season · cyclone · El Nino · La Nina · climate patterns · winter storms · typhoon season

Opposites
precipitation abundance

rainiestdriest

Containing least moisture

arid · parched · desert · bone-dry · drought-stricken

Family

rain, rainbow, rainy, drizzle, raincoat, rains, rainfall, rainstorm, raindrop

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G