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the downpour was so heavy that we were soaked by the time we got to the car
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The collapse was caused by heavy downpours and unstable soil.
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Hanna Park and Robert Shackelford, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
The rugged mountain range, which stretches into Mexico, can be deadly, with temperatures climbing close to 100 degrees in summer, with torrential downpours and flash floods.
—Rafael Carranza, ProPublica, 3 Feb. 2025
Changing ocean temperatures also shift weather patterns, potentially intensifying droughts, downpours, and storms alike.
—Sachi Kitajima Mulkey / Grist, Popular Science, 30 Jan. 2025
The outlet warned of hail, downpours and localized damaging wind gusts reaching 55 to 65 miles per hour.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
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Hanna Park and Robert Shackelford, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
The rugged mountain range, which stretches into Mexico, can be deadly, with temperatures climbing close to 100 degrees in summer, with torrential downpours and flash floods.
—Rafael Carranza, ProPublica, 3 Feb. 2025
Changing ocean temperatures also shift weather patterns, potentially intensifying droughts, downpours, and storms alike.
—Sachi Kitajima Mulkey / Grist, Popular Science, 30 Jan. 2025
The outlet warned of hail, downpours and localized damaging wind gusts reaching 55 to 65 miles per hour.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Downpour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downpour. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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downpour
noun
down·pour
-ˌpōr 
-ˌpȯr
: a heavy rain
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