rainfall event

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rainfall
noun[U]
uk
/ˈreɪn.fɔːl/us
/ˈreɪn.fɑːl/
rain, or the amount of rain ...
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event
noun[C]
uk
/ɪˈvent/us
/ɪˈvent/
anything that happens, especially something important ...
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(Definition ofrainfallandeventfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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At least in 1998, the exit of butterflies from overwintering sites was relatively sudden and coincided with the first springrainfallevent.
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Continuous checking of the bunds is necessary, especially in the first season and after each appreciablerainfallevent.
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As rainfall in the area could be patchy, its occurrence in the forest was checked with everyrainfalleventrecorded at the headquarters.
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However, from day 59 to day 76, measurements were made every 3 to 5 days and this period included one heavyrainfallevent.
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This allowed cultivation to take place under optimum conditions, providing sufficient time was left after eachrainfallevent.
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Compensatory vine growth (reported elsewhere) was observed in previously droughted plants following arainfallevent.
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Accurate weather forecasts are essential so that dam operators can correctly plan drawdowns prior to a highrainfallevent.
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During the following spring or summer the female emerges after arainfalleventwhile the landscape is still wet, often early in the morning.
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Flow monitoring done in later years showed that the rain gardens have resulted in a 7580% reduction in stormwater runoff during a regularrainfallevent.
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The average recurrence interval of thisrainfalleventwas estimated at more than 100 years.
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It is widely used and is an efficient method for determining the approximate amount of direct runoff from arainfalleventin a particular area.
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If the container is placed on dirt the wheels may sink after arainfalleventand the truck could get stuck.
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Plans are in place to increase the safety of this dam in an extremerainfalleventby increasing the spillway capacity.
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Flowering is seen to occur 24 months after a majorrainfallevent, however during dry seasons flowering is irregular.
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Indications at the time were still mainly that of arainfalleventwith ice pellets and some wet snow mixed in.
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Eachrainfalleventled to localized maxima in excess of 250 mm (10 in), and helped break a dry spell across the region.
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For the three cases where water was scarce in region 2, 2 50, the water price fell with increasing correlation in rainfall events.
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We recreated the natural inoculum conditions to which seedlings in the forest understorey are exposed by collecting spore-laden throughfall during and immediately following rainfall events.
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This intensity will be less than the actual peak intensity if the "duration" of therainfalleventwas less than the fixed time interval for which measurements are reported.
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Likewise, large rainfall events may lead to flooding, which can also depress yield.
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