The phrase 'received rain' is grammatically correct, and is used in written English. It is used to describe the act of receiving rain, either literally (as in the weather) or figuratively (i.e. receiving something that represents or symbolizes rain). For example: "The desert received rain for the first time in years." "We received rain in the form of blessings from our ancestors."
It also received rain ponchos and umbrellas, which it gave out to elderly New Yorkers.
Sheep farmers have already worked out cooperative arrangements to send flocks to whatever fields have recently received rain, sometimes herding or trucking them long distances.
We investigated the combined effect of distance from forest and forest size on pollinator abundance at coffee agro-forests in Kodagu District, India, under two contrasting flowering scenarios: irrigation triggered flowering in a single agro-forest, and rain triggered flowering at all the remaining agro-forests that received rain but were not previously irrigated.
Some weather stations in the Atacama have never received rain.
He also studied nuclear pollution from nuclear weapons factories in the Southern Ural Region, and even visited the city of Chelyabinsk where meteor fragments received rained down from the sky.
The central highlands receive rain throughout the year totaling between 100 and 160 inches (2,540 and 4,065 mm).
"For the last three years we did not receive rain," says Abdinor, whose reed-thin forearms are cabled with protruding veins.
His tongue was hanging out, and his mouth was open like that of a parched man receiving rain.
It is extremely rare for the mountain peaks to receive rain in winter; it's unfortunate that your reader experienced it more than once.
The Highlands seem to have their own airflow systems, receiving rain throughout the year totaling between 100 and 160 inches (2,500 and 4,000 mm)—except for a midyear dry phase.
The state is directly exposed to the southwest monsoon, which prevails from July through September, but it also receives rain from the reverse (northeast) monsoon, which blows in October and November.
