rainfall

The amount of rain that falls on a single occasion

Noun

  1. The amount of rain that falls on a single occasion
  2. The occurrence of liquid precipitation, the fall of rain.

Origin

From rain + fall.

Forms

rainfalls

Derived

effective rainfall excessive rainfall excess rainfall initial rainfall inversion of rainfall orographic rainfall palaeorainfall paleorainfall point rainfall rainfall component rainfall distribution rainfall duration rainfall effectiveness rainfall excess rainfall frequency rainfall intensity rainfall intensity area curve rainfall intensity-duration curve rainfall intensity-duration-frequency curve rainfall intensity frequency rainfall intensity pattern rainfall intensity return period rainfall loss rainfall rate