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 rainfall ['reinfɒ:l]   添加此单词到默认生词本
n. 降雨, 降雨量

[经] 降雨量




    rainfall
    [ noun ]
    water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
    <noun.phenomenon>


    Rainfall \Rain"fall`\ (r[=a]n"f[add]l`), n.
    A fall or descent of rain; the water, or amount of water,
    that falls in rain; as, the average annual rainfall of a
    region.

    Supplied by the rainfall of the outer ranges of Sinchul
    and Singaleleh. --Hooker.

    1. And that does not include the threat of the so-called greenhouse effect, which some scientists say could raise temperatures worldwide and change rainfall patterns.
    2. The U.S. Department of Energy, which owns the plant, had expressed concern about the dam when heavy rainfall filled Holding Pond C2 to 75 percent of capacity.
    3. Without significant rainfall, the river will fall below zero on the Vicksburg gauge within two weeks, Goldman said, with zero on the gauge representing 46.2 feet above mean sea level.
    4. It's scary," said extension agent Judee Wargo in Montana's Liberty County, where rainfall since October has measured 0.73 inch, compared with an average 3.17 inches for the period.
    5. Republican Richard Nixon ended eight years of Democrats in the White House in 1968, a year when rainfall was slightly above median, but which followed dry years in 1966 and 1967.
    6. A new wet weather system was expected to reach the northern Pacific Coast on Thanksgiving day, bringing warmer temperatures and locally heavy rainfall will be locally heavy.
    7. In Italy, rainfall from Jan. 1 to July 20 this year was nearly 40 percent below the average of the last 30 years, according to a Weather Bureau spokesman, Lt.
    8. But there were no reports of measurable snowfall or significant rainfall during the six hours up to 2 p.m. EDT.
    9. While the rainfall has washed out some fields, it has helped restore subsoil moisture that was exhausted during the 1988 drought.
    10. The hurricane center said rainfall of 10 to 15 inches was possible for the islands of the northeastern Caribbean.
    11. Still, forecasters say, the expected rainfall isn't likely to be heavy or drought-breaking.
    12. The rainfall will probably prevent further deterioration in Brazil's soybean crop.
    13. Poellot reported that cloud-seeding experiments have increased rainfall by as much as 10 percent.
    14. Isolated tornadoes and rainfall amounts of 10 to 15 inches were possible from eastern Texas through Louisiana into southern Mississippi during Tuesday and Wednesday.
    15. The county registered 14.5 inches of rainfall within 12 hours on Saturday.
    16. Tuesday's rainfall was the first significant precipitation for the Chicago area since May 23, the National Weather Service said.
    17. In northern Louisiana, a third consecutive night of virtually non-stop showers increased Winn Parish's total rainfall to nearly 2 feet over 72 hours.
    18. The semi-arid north averages only 10 to 12 inches of rainfall a year and estimates on the current season average about half that, although some ranchers say the situation is even worse.
    19. Extremely fortunate that we've got the rainfall," said Dennis Molitor, county extension adviser. "Farmers are realizing it's just a stroke of luck they've got it here.
    20. In Pennsylvania, farmers and agriculture officials said the recent rainfall, although helpful, isn't enough to reverse effects of the drought.
    21. During the six hours up to 2 p.m. EDT, all rainfall was less than 0.25 of an inch, the National Weather Service reported.
    22. Heavier rainfall during the six hours ending at 1 a.m. EST included over 1 inch at Hampton, Va., and a little more than 1 inch in Norfolk, Va.
    23. The water situation in the northeast Georgia town of Clayton _ which was without water for 36 hours during the summer of 1986 _ will be critical if the town doesn't receive significant rainfall soon, Mayor Tom Ramey said Tuesday.
    24. Szatkowski said the storms produced rainfall of up to an inch, but not enough to ease drought conditions.
    25. The heaviest rainfall during the six hours up to 2 p.m. EDT was 2 inches at Fort Myers, Fla.
    26. However, no significant rainfall was reported during the six hours up to 2 p.m. EDT.
    27. The soybean and corn markets led grain futures prices lower in early trading today on the Chicago Board of Trade, reflecting unexpectedly heavy rainfall in the Midwest over the weekend.
    28. During the 12-month-old drought, responsible for extensive brush fires in the Everglades last year that occasionally shrouded Miami in smoke, rainfall has been below normal in all sections of the state, except the Panhandle.
    29. A National Weather Service six-to-10-day outlook issued Monday predicted above-normal rainfall in the Midwest in the early part of next week.
    30. In Illinois, for example, a normal statewide average of rainfall for this time of year is about 21 inches, said Wayne Wendland of the Illinois State Water Survey.
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