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 recent rains in the Grand Canyon area, and more widely in south-western parts of the US, are due to monsoonal showers.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
For Sunday and Monday, there’s also a risk of monsoonal thunderstorms over the mountains of Los Angeles, San Diego, Riverside and Ventura counties and the Antelope Valley.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 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
A surge of monsoonal moisture, not uncommon during summer months, moved into the state from the southwest desert region early Tuesday, bringing lightning across much of California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 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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