monsoonal
Americanadjective
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relating to, characterized by, or resulting from a monsoon.
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having or being a climate with a rainy season and a dry season.
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The heat will combine with a surge of monsoonal moisture to create sticky conditions, with humidity levels of 50% to 55% in downtown Los Angeles, Wofford said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Temperatures are expected to rise, with some areas reaching 10 to 15 degrees above normal, and conditions will also likely be more humid due to the monsoonal moisture, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
I wandered past tiny stores still connected by covered “5-foot ways,” ordered by Gov. Raffles in his 1822 Town Plan so pedestrians could shop in the shade and out of monsoonal rains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2025
The storms come amid a surge of monsoonal moisture and instability across the Western U.S., which has brought dangerous dry lightning, major dust storms and rare summer rain over the last few days.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2025
In higher latitudes the seasonal changes of the winds, although not truly monsoonal, involve differences in temperature and in other climatic elements.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various
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