seasonal rainfall
Cyclical wet weather
Seasonal rainfall is precipitation that arrives predictably during certain times of year, driven by climate patterns like monsoons or wet seasons.
Many regions depend on seasonal rainfall for agriculture: Farmers time their planting around the seasonal rainfall.
The term often appears in discussions of climate, drought, and water management.
- dry spellProlonged absence of rain
- droughtProlonged water scarcity
- dust stormsWindblown particulate weather events
- monsoonSeasonal tropical wind pattern
- grasslandsOpen grassy terrain
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- climateclimate change, climate, weather, global warming, temperature
- savannasavanna, grassland, acacia, African savannah, baobab tree
- panda habitatbamboo, bamboo forest, China, Sichuan, mountains
- water cyclewater cycle, precipitation, evaporation, condensation, transpiration
- Karooveld, kopje, Prince Albert, Three Sisters, Owl House