daily showers?

[Raymott]

I've never heard "several daily" to men "every couple of days."

I've never heard "several daily" at all. Perhaps, as I say, because the meaning would be unclear,
But maybe it's common where you come from and the mean is understood. If it's clear to you, then I guess that's what it means in your dialect. I can't argue with that.

[Raymott]

The only reason that it can't mean "several daily showers" in the original is that you can't get 200 inches out of a few daily showers.

What I meant was you can't get 200 inches out of several (say three of four) daily showers.

[Heidi]

Dear friends,

Thank you so much for all your opinions. Actually I didn't expect to have caused so much discuession.

After thinking thoroughly about your explanations, I think I can understand the more straightforward version of 'in several showers every day' or 'in several showers daily'. So I was thinking if it's also fine to say 'in several showers a day(/each day), this natural wonderland receives an average of 200 inches of rain a year'??? I would love to receive your suggestions. Thank you!

For complete reference, following is the original text, El Yunque forest. It's excerpted from Studio Classroom magazine, March 2011, by Ruth Devlin.

All feel a sense of awe as they gaze out over the forest that spreads like a thick green carpet over the hills and mountains. Mist throuds the forest canopy. Most likely, it has just rained or is about to rain. This natural wonderland receives an average of 200 inches of rain a year in several daily showers. That means around 100 billion gallons of water fall on the 28,000-acre area each year. All that moisture makes the lush landscape beautiful to behold.

[Heidi]

My post #13 needs your a little help. Thank you!

[Tdol]

in several showers a day(/each day), this natural wonderland receives an average of 200 inches of rain a year

From several would work better there for me.

[Heidi]

From several would work better there for me.

Is it fine here to interpret the word 'from' as referring to the cause for that amount of rain each year?

(This natural wonderland receives an average of 200 inches of rain a year from several showers each day.)

[freezeframe]

Is it fine here to interpret the word 'from' as referring to the cause for that amount of rain each year?

(This natural wonderland receives an average of 200 inches of rain a year from several showers each day.)

Yes.

[Heidi]

Thank you, freezeframe and Tdol.