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rainfall 1. precipitation in the form of raindrops 2. Meteorol the amount of precipitation in a specified place and time rainfall [′rān‚fȯl] (meteorology) The amount of precipitation of any type; usually taken as that amount which is measured by means of a rain gage (thus a small, varying amount of direct condensation is included). How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| El Nino has resulted in six major rainfalls in Los Angeles since weather was first recorded in 1878. During the rainy season, this agro-ecosystem depends on the availability of surface water in temporary ponds that are flooded after the first rainfalls. A comprehensive and deftly written history of San Diego form the time of the indigenous Native Americans, through the coming of the Spanish, to the inclusion of California as an American state, to the record rainfalls of 2005, San Diego: California's Cornerstone by Iris Engstrand (a member of the San Diego Historical Society and the Historical Society of Southern California) is a an outstanding specialized regional history of the city and its people. |
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