Growing on rocky slopes, the plants dry out during the dry season and become a rusty orange color, but quickly turn green and become active again once it starts to rain.

The whole country is windy and dusty during the dry season.

The dry season lasts from April to October in the south and to November in the north where, however, rainfall totals are higher.

The whole country is windy and dusty during the dry season.

In the rainy season, the country receives between 600 and 900 millimetres ( 23. 6 and 35. 4 in ) of rainfall ; in the dry season, the harmattan – a hot dry wind from the Sahara – blows.

However, four seasons can be distinguished: the long dry season ( June – August ), the short wet season ( September – November ), the short dry season ( December – January ), and the long wet season ( February – May ).

They prefer areas in the nesting season that have access to both upland and wetland areas, though they feed almost entirely in dry areas.

The rainforest was also greatly destroyed from the forest fires of 1997 to 1998, which were started by the locals to clear the forests for crops and perpetuated by an exceptionally dry El Niño season during that period.

** Summer rainy season and cooler “ winter ” dry season

The Chari's volume varies greatly, from 17 cubic meters per second during the dry season to 340 cubic meters per second during the wettest part of the year.

Fluctuations in both cause the lake to change dramatically in size, from 9, 800 square kilometers in the dry season to 25, 500 at the end of the rainy season.

By the middle of the dry season, the intertropical convergence zone moves south of Chad, taking the rain with it.

All he cares about is his whisky and that dry crack in his face.

Much of the dirt and leaf stain is easily removed when damp, but requires dynamite if allowed to dry.

a stream or pond which is attractive in the springtime may become stagnant or dry in late summer.

The best chance, of course, is offered by gently sloping terrain where the water remains close to the surface and where the air is dry, so that a high evaporation leaves salty deposits which permit only sparse plant growth.

In a more pessimistic vein about the economic outlook, I suspect that the reservoir of demand for consumer goods and housing which was dammed-up during the Thirties and World War 2, is finally in the process of running dry.

Experience showed, however, that it is very difficult to paint a dark umber background in fresco that will not dry out spotty and uneven.

) is for the most part a recondite affair, for manifestly, if everyone in the world who could afford the best wines also liked them, the supply would dry up in no time at all.

Over-chilling is an accepted method for covering up the faults of many a cheap or poor white wine, especially a dry wine -- and certainly less of a crime than serving a wine at a temperature which reveals it as unattractive.

Adobe (, ; Arabic: الطوب ) is a natural building material made from sand, clay, water, and some kind of fibrous or organic material ( sticks, straw, and / or manure ), which the builders shape into bricks ( using frames ) and dry in the sun.

Straw is useful in binding the brick together and allowing the brick to dry evenly.

Cob is spread and piled around a frame and allowed to air dry for several months before habitation.

Many desert annuals are therophytes, because their seed-to-seed life cycle is only weeks and they spend most of the year as seeds to survive dry conditions.

The bench is tiled and in order to dry up quickly after it rains, and to stop people from sitting in the wet part of the bench, small bumps were installed by Gaudí.

The plant is not frost-tolerant, nor does it do well in tropical environments since they require a dry resting period between leaf growth and flower spike production.

Rainfall is irregular, but usually dry during the north-east, and very wet during the south-west, monsoons.

The climate is dry, temperate, and continental, with extreme variations between seasons.

The largest of these level areas, the Great Karoo, is a dry, barren region, and a large tract of the plateau proper is of a still more arid character and is known as the Kalahari Desert.

Canberra is notorious for hot, dry summers, and cold winters with occasional fog and frequent frosts.

Audio unprocessed by reverb and delay is metaphorically referred to as " dry ", while processed audio is referred to as " wet ".

* Desolvation ( drying ) – the solvent is evaporated and the dry sample nano-particles remain ;

A persistent dry cough is a relatively common adverse effect believed to be associated with the increases in bradykinin levels produced by ACE inhibitors, although the role of bradykinin in producing these symptoms remains disputed by some authors.

Known in the Middle East by various names, including the khamsin, this dry, sirocco-style wind is usually accompanied by great dust clouds.

During the Baroque and Classical periods, recitative could appear in two basic forms: secco ( dry ) recitative, accompanied only by continuo, which was usually a harpsichord and a cello ; or accompagnato ( also known as strumentato ) in which the orchestra provided accompaniment.

O ' odham songs are accompanied by hard wood rasps and drumming on overturned baskets, both of which lack resonance and are " swallowed by the desert floor ", while dancing features skipping and shuffling quietly in bare feet on dry dirt, the dust raised being believed to rise to atmosphere and assist in forming rain clouds.

His idea was to make the drama of the work more important than the star singers who performed it, and to do away with dry recitative ( recitativo secco, accompanied only by continuo ) that broke up the action.

A typical meal in most Sindhi households consists of wheat-based flatbread ( phulka ) and rice accompanied by two dishes, one with gravy and one dry.

The mostly syllabic recitativo secco (" dry ", accompanied only by continuo ) is at one end of a spectrum through recitativo accompagnato ( using orchestra ), the more melismatic arioso, and finally the full-blown aria or ensemble, where the pulse is entirely governed by the music.

The hundred-degree readings were accompanied by very dry conditions associated with drought affecting the Corn Belt States and Upper Midwest.

* Kambarang ( October / November )— A definite warming trend is accompanied by longer dry periods and fewer cold fronts crossing the coast.

It refers to a period of considerably above normal temperatures, accompanied by dry and hazy conditions, usually after there has been a killing frost.

In summer excessive dry heat is accompanied by dust storms and Loo, traits more commonly seen in desert climates.

Spring can bear witness to sandstorms blowing in from the Mongolian steppe, accompanied by rapidly warming, but generally dry, conditions.

Vorkuta has an arctic climate ( E ) with short, cool summers accompanied by very cold and dry winters.

Centurion is located on the Highveld like Johannesburg and Pretoria and has a similar climate, with dry, sunny winters ( max daytime temperature around 20 ° C dropping to a crisp average minimum of 5 ° C ), and warm to hot summers ( October-April ) tempered by late-afternoon showers often accompanied by spectacular thunder and lightning.

Spring can bear witness to sandstorms blowing in from the Mongolian steppe, accompanied by rapidly warming, but generally dry, conditions.

Downbursts in air that is precipitation free or contains virga are known as dry downbursts ; those accompanied with precipitation are known as wet downbursts.

These averages reflect the fact that there are two distinct weather patterns that alternate in the winter: the northerly, tropical pattern, and the southerly pattern of the Pampas: thus, there are periods of very warm, dry weather ( 25 ° C to 30 ° C, or 77F to 86F ) with warm nights ( 15 ° C, or 59F ) followed by strong southerly winds, often accompanied with drizzle and temperatures that hover around 10 ° C ( 50F ) for days at a time ( creating a surprisingly cold feeling ), followed by dry air and blue skies and cold nights ( 2 ° C to 7 ° C, or 36F to 45F ) and pleasant, cool days between 15 ° C and 20 ° C ( 59F to 68F ).

High Church clergy and laity were often termed " high and dry ", in reference to their traditional " high " attitude with regard to political position of the Church in England, and " dry " faith, which was accompanied by an austere but decorous mode of worship, as reflective of their idea of an orderly and dignified churchmanship against the rantings of the low churchmen that their Cavalier ancestors had defeated.

Eucla's climate is dry and usually mild, though very hot days can occur accompanied by hot northerly winds from the Great Victoria Desert.

Rainfall averages around 375-600mm here: summer is hot and relatively dry, and often accompanied by the Nor ' wester foehn wind ; autumn is short, cool and sunny ; and winter is cold, with substantial falls of snow.

Legends connect her to the weather: that when she and Maju travelled together hail would fall, that her departures from her cave would be accompanied by storms or droughts, that which cave she lived in at different times would determine dry or wet weather: wet when she was in Anboto, dry when she was elsewhere ( the details vary ).

Although this is considered the dry season for the actual total rain amount at this time is exceptionally light, it tends to precipitate very slowly in the form of extremely light drizzle and is often accompanied with grey, overcast skies.