driest
Americanadjective
adjective
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Following the hottest and one of the driest summers on record, rainfall continued to be below average through September.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Precipitation was below average, ranking in the driest third on record for both August and for the June-August period, and drought covered nearly 60 percent of the contiguous US by September 1.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
With this summer being the hottest and one of the driest on record, lakes and rivers across the country have been running low.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
July’s 6.5 millimeters of rain in England, about 0.25 inches, was the lowest since records began in 1836 and less than half the next driest July—in 1911.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
In terms of precipitation, she observes, Antarctica “is the driest large area on Earth, drier overall than any large desert.”
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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