significant rainfall

collocation in English

meaningsofsignificantandrainfall

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withrainfall.
significant
adjective
uk
/sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kənt/us
/sɪɡˈnɪf.ə.kənt/
important ...
See more atsignificant
rainfall
noun[U]
uk
/ˈreɪn.fɔːl/us
/ˈreɪn.fɑːl/
rain, or the amount of rain ...
See more atrainfall

(Definition ofsignificantandrainfallfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsignificant rainfall

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
But that depends onsignificantrainfallduring the period and a substantial saving in the use of water.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Unless there issignificantrainfallin the next few weeks, a fourth consecutive year of drought looks likely.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
When there issignificantrainfall, it runs off faster and arrives quicker and in greater volume.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Their inflows increase duringsignificantrainfalland reach their seasonal highs during the autumn.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Region-wide, the hurricane producedsignificantrainfalltotals of 5in mm to 12in mmand, in the interior, locally as high as 15in mm causing severe flooding.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
This can happen not only followingsignificantrainfallbut also by wind action from a westerly or near westerly direction.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Their rainfall reports show wheresignificantrainfallis occurring, and can be an alert for possible flooding.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Some local farmers said that the plane seemed to barrel roll, but also observed that while there wassignificantrainfall, winds were relatively light.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Tropical forests can also be found in the areas that receivesignificantrainfall.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
As a result, winter months are dominated by blue skies, warm days and cool nights, although at timessignificantrainfallmay occur.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Duringsignificantrainfallin the region, expanses of water can be witnessed flowing through the valley gorge.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
However, frontal cloudbands also bring quitesignificantrainfallin the winter.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
This section requiressignificantrainfallto bring it up to runnable levels.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
This impermeable land does not result in any important aquifers but is an area ofsignificantrainfallrunoff.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Then, the ridge retreated southward and there wassignificantrainfallin the region.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
However, frontal cloud bands also bringsignificantrainfallin the winter.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Tule fog forms during the mid fall, winter to early spring after the firstsignificantrainfall.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Flowering is induced by the firstsignificantrainfallof the wet season, appearing four weeks later.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The spring and fall seesignificantrainfall, while the summers are hot and dry.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
It is heavily eroded in some areas; water runs along some stretches in spring and aftersignificantrainfall.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofsignificant
Go to the definition ofrainfall
See other collocations withrainfall