dry spell - A period of precipitation below a specified amount. The specific period and amount of precipitation vary depending on the particular activity under discussion.
The five years leading up to Federation (January 1901) saw intermittent dry spells over most of the country, particularly in 1897 and 1899; in most of Queensland, dry conditions were virtually unbroken from 1897.
Fire Weather Watch: A NWS Fire Weather Forecaster will issue this product whenever a geographical area has been in a dry spell for a week or two, or for a shorter period , if before spring green-up or after fall color, ...
''This was just what the doctor ordered,'' proclaimed Dave Mashek, a spokesman with the Department of Environmental Resources, which has battled Pennsylvania's dry spell since the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) issued a four-state drought ...
Red Flag criteria occurs whenever a geographical area has been in a dry spell for a week or two, or for a shorter period , if before spring green-up or after fall color, ...
This rainfall is well distributed throughout the year: the months from February to July form the drier half of the year, but even so they still account for about 40% of the annual total. Months without rainfall are rare. Dry spells can oc cur at ...
An example was a highly credible forecast of a dry spell in Africa during the sunspot minimum of the early 1930s.
Of course, dust from considerably closer than the Sahara can build up on a car or in the raingauge funnel, particularly after a long dry spell. A regular wipe with a clean damp cloth solves that problem in the raingauge funnel.
 See also: Light, Storm, Clear, Period, Water
  
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