rainfall

(-fôl′)

noun

  1. a falling of rain; shower
  2. the amount of precipitation falling over a given area in a given period of time: it is stated in terms of the depth of water that has fallen into a rain gauge

See rainfall in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A shower or fall of rain.
  2. The quantity of water, expressed in inches, precipitated as rain, snow, hail, or sleet in a specified area and time interval.

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