wet season
Tropical rainy months
The wet season is the time of year when a region receives most of its rainfall, typically lasting several months.
In tropical and monsoon climates, the wet season contrasts sharply with the dry season, bringing heavy rains that replenish water supplies and support agriculture: Roads become impassable during the wet season.
Also called the rainy season.
Atmospheric water deposit
- showersLight, passing rainfalls
- downpourIntense precipitation event
- delugeSevere overflow of water
- drizzleVery light precipitation
cloudburst · rainstorm · raindrops · thunderstorm · squall · mizzle · rainwater · sprinkle
Richly abundant in growth
- verdantLush with plants
- bloomFlower or flourishing state
- flourishTo grow vigorously
- abundanceAmple supply, overflowing
growth · rainforest · jungle · migration · mosquitoes · malaria · dengue · humidity
Placing seeds in earth
- sowingPlanting for cultivation
- germinationSeed's initial growth phase
- cultivationFostering growth through care
- plowingTurning earth for crops
harvest · paddy · rice cultivation · transplanting · irrigation · fertile soil · yield · husbandry
Overwhelming surge of water
- overflowExceed capacity and spill
- submergePlunge beneath liquid
- flash floodRapid overflow from storms
- floodplainFlood-prone riverside lowland
waterlogging · siltation · levee · sandbags · dam breach · erosion · sediment · evacuation
Western Pacific hurricane
- cycloneRotating low-pressure storm system
- hurricaneViolent tropical windstorm
- tempestViolent windstorm or turmoil
- gustsSudden bursts of air
waterspout · lightning · tropical storm · trade winds · seasonal winds · burst · retreat · onset
precipitation
Atmospheric water deposit
drizzle · cloudburst · rainstorm · raindrops · thunderstorm · squall · mizzle · rainwater · sprinkle · torrents
lush
Richly abundant in growth
abundance · growth · rainforest · jungle · migration · mosquitoes · malaria · dengue · humidity · muggy
planting
Placing seeds in earth
- sowingPlanting for cultivation
- germinationSeed's initial growth phase
- cultivationFostering growth through care
plowing · harvest · paddy · rice cultivation · transplanting · irrigation · fertile soil · yield · husbandry · subsistence farming
inundation
Overwhelming surge of water
- overflowExceed capacity and spill
- submergePlunge beneath liquid
- flash floodRapid overflow from storms
floodplain · waterlogging · siltation · levee · sandbags · dam breach · erosion · sediment · evacuation · disaster relief
typhoon
Western Pacific hurricane
- cycloneRotating low-pressure storm system
- hurricaneViolent tropical windstorm
- tempestViolent windstorm or turmoil
gusts · waterspout · lightning · tropical storm · trade winds · seasonal winds · burst · retreat · onset · prevailing winds
- tropical climatehigh humidity, heavy rainfall, monsoons, tropical storms, warm temperatures
- Evergladessawgrass, alligator, mangrove forest, Florida panther, cypress swamp
- monsoon regionsseasonal winds, rainfall, precipitation, tropical storms, typhoons
- Northern TerritoryDarwin, Alice Springs, Uluru, Katherine, Red Centre
- OrinocoOrinoco River, tributaries, Venezuela, llanos, floodplains
- rainy seasonsApril showers, spring rains
wet seasondry season
Months with minimal rainfall
drought · summer drought · dry spell · dormant season · burning season
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