rainfall total

collocation in English

meaningsofrainfallandtotal

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withtotalorrainfall.
rainfall
noun[U]
uk
/ˈreɪn.fɔːl/us
/ˈreɪn.fɑːl/
rain, or the amount of rain ...
See more atrainfall
total
noun[C]
uk
/ˈtəʊ.təl/us
/ˈtoʊ.t̬əl/
the amount you get when several smaller amounts are ...
See more attotal

(Definition ofrainfallandtotalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofrainfall total

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.
However, this higher annualrainfalltotalwas mainly due to the occurrence of several large storms in the rainy season (responsible for 90% of the annual rainfall).
From theCambridge English Corpus
This is the fifth highest knownrainfalltotalfrom a tropical cyclone in the country.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
It is largely covered with tropical rainforest and receives an annualrainfalltotalof 2,000 mm.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Therainfalltotalrepresented about 36% of the town's average annual precipitation.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The highest dailyrainfalltotalon the island was 8.78 in, causing minor local flooding.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The city reported the highestrainfalltotalin the country with 897.5mm in, of which 880mm in was observed in one day.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
By the evening of that day, therainfalltotalhad increased to 500mm in.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The highest knownrainfalltotalin the country was 400 mm (15.7 in); however, further rains have fallen since this total was reported.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Rainfalltotalat the station was 1.25 inches (32 mm) with the highest at 2.79 inches (71 mm).
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The annual rainfall totals were 794 mm (1998) and 1648 mm (1999), compared with a 30-year average of 1312 mm.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Carlindi picked up the greatestrainfalltotalof 205mm in.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
There, a station reported more than 7.8 in (200 mm) in 24 hours, which set the record for the greatest dailyrainfalltotalin the country.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
This was slightly below the average for the month at that time (1.49 inches), but the year-to-daterainfalltotalwas still one and two-thirds inches above normal.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Rainfall totals for successive 14-day periods are also shown.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In two days, the typhoon dropped about 533 mm (21 in) of precipitation on the northern portion of the island, or about 89% of the monthlyrainfalltotal.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Seasonal rainfall totals of just 290 mm to 355 mm were recorded for 1994+95.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In these areas the daily rainfall totals were very rare with estimated return periods of around 200 years or more.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Region-wide, the hurricane produced significant rainfall totals 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.
Rainfall totaled 4.10in mm over a three-day period.
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 ofrainfall
Go to the definition oftotal
See other collocations withtotal
See other collocations withrainfall