excessive rainfall

collocation in English

meaningsofexcessiveandrainfall

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excessive
adjective
uk
/ekˈses.ɪv/us
/ekˈses.ɪv/
too ...
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rainfall
noun[U]
uk
/ˈreɪn.fɔːl/us
/ˈreɪn.fɑːl/
rain, or the amount of rain ...
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(Definition ofexcessiveandrainfallfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The lowest maize yield harvested in 1996/97 under sole maize was attributed to leaching and water logging due toexcessiverainfalland lodging.
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From the 1997 short rainy season to the 1998 long rainy season there wasexcessiverainfallwithout the usual dry spell in between.
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The lowest maize yield from unfertilized sole maize, obtained in 1996/97, coincided withexcessiverainfalland associated damage due to lodging.
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Repeated droughts or years ofexcessiverainfallare presumably more likely to have had marked consequences for the region's inhabitants.
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They seem to be connected withexcessiverainfallthat floods the country and increases the facilities for the breeding of the infecting mosquito.
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Recentexcessiverainfallwith violent thunderstorms has caused flooding and damage to crops.
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We have anexcessiverainfalland some of the finest catchment areas in the world.
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The average may not showexcessiverainfallbut during this period 8½ ins.
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The weather is a chancy thing, and no one is quite certain whether there is to be a drought this summer or whether there is to beexcessiverainfall.
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A number of my constituents are living in an area which is liable to heavy flooding afterexcessiverainfalluntil a substantial drainage scheme is completed.
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Even in areas at no risk from river or coastal flooding,excessiverainfallcan flood low-lying areas and cause flooding as a result of surface flow, particularly from paved areas.
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Easterly (tropical) waves during this season occasionally bringexcessiverainfall, while infrequent hurricanes may be accompanied by unusually heavy amounts.
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Such flooding generally occurs as a result ofexcessiverainfall, excessive snowmelt, excessive runoff, levee failure or a combination of these sources.
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While flooding is common to tropical cyclones near a landmass, there are a few factors which lead toexcessiverainfallfrom tropical cyclones.
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Typhoons frequent the island, which can lead toexcessiverainfall.
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Throughout the state,excessiverainfallcaused many rivers to overflow.
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Excessiverainfallassociated with the storm triggered flooding that washed away highways and inundated about 40,500 hectares (100,000 acres) of farmland.
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However, inexcessiverainfall, trees may be infected with fungus.
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