Furthermore, the rains in the west tend to be irregular and evaporate more quickly, contributing to the aridity of the area.
The rain fell, but evaporated in midair.
The salt crust covering the desert reforms each year when the rain evaporates.
But, almost immediately, the rain on the windshield evaporated.
The lightning that started the fires came from high-altitude storms whose rain evaporated before reaching the ground.
The air is warmer, and already the rain is evaporating back into lighter skies.
Devoid of trees at the time of Darwin and Hooker's visits, the little rain that did fall quickly evaporated away.
It was so hot now the rain was evaporating.
The rain would evaporate as it struck.
Many of these thunderstorms consist of dry lightning, which occurs when humidity is too low to support rainfall and the rain evaporates before reaching the ground.