August 29 is a record for the continental US. That is a staggering number when compared to the rainfall seen other deadly storms: Hurricane Katrina: 17'' maximum rainfall Hurricane Andrew: 7'' maximum rainfall (Florida), 83'' maximum rainfall (Louisiana) Superstorm Sandy: ~7'' maximum rainfall Hurricane Irene: 17'' maximum rainfall This flood threat is where Harvey and Katrina are similar, but Katrina's floods weren't just because of rainfall.
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These include the peak rate of rainfall, total volume of rain, the three-day average rainfall, and the maximum depth of rainfall.
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Changing rainfall As cloud patterns change, rainfall zones are expected to both shrink and shift.
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"The ground was also soggy from rainfall from the previous rainfall they have had," he said.
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San Francisco hasn't had any measurable rainfall in February, when it usually averages 4.46 inches of rainfall.
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That means the likelihood of heavy rainfall, and the severity of that rainfall, is on the rise.
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Historic rainfall continues to wreak havoc in the Carolinas, where all-time rainfall records have already been broken.
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The chance of rainfall increases from Sunday, and alongside the increased rainfall is the threat of heavier downpours.
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The slow movement of Lane also greatly increases the threat for prolonged heavy rainfall and extreme rainfall totals.
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So "whenever you have rainfall, you have more rainfall," but there's less moisture available in spring and fall, said Ullrich.
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"Some locations near the equator get more rainfall than normal during El Niño, while others have reduced rainfall," he said.
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The IMD has forecast average rainfall in 2019, while the country's only private forecaster, Skymet, has predicted below-normal rainfall.
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What's required for these fires to be extinguished is very significant rainfall, and until that rainfall occurs, they'll continue to burn.
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This year, monsoon rains have surpassed average rainfall, making it the most torrential rainfall seen from a monsoon in around 25 years.
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"Rainfall patterns have become erratic, resulting in a very heavy rainfall at one time and drought conditions at the other," Shahi said.
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In late May the IMD forecast average rainfall in 2019, while the country's only private forecaster, Skymet, has predicted below-normal rainfall.
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For 2019, the IMD in late May forecast average rainfall, while the country's only private forecaster, Skymet, has predicted below-normal rainfall.
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"In springtime, heavy rainfall is not uncommon, but this was still a pretty significant rainfall event in those areas," Mr. Chenard noted.
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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast average rainfall in 21.3, while the country's only private forecaster Skymet has predicted below-normal rainfall.
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The IRI is now predicting a higher likelihood for "above normal" rainfall during the traditional heavy rainfall months of June, July and August.
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Soybean- and cotton-growing central India received 38% more rainfall in the week, while the rice growing southern states got 20% less rainfall.
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According to researcher Robert Rohde, the forecast rainfall amounts would shatter the 7-day rainfall record for Wilmington, N.C., where data stretches back 140 years.
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The report said average summer rainfall could fall by up to 47 percent by 2070 and winter rainfall could be up to 35 percent higher.
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It's put out flash flood warnings for many other communities in the region too: Radar estimated rainfall for this rainfall event through 7AM this morning.
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"We're moving from a coastal threat of storm surge flooding and strong winds to more of a heavy rainfall — very heavy rainfall," Mr. Stewart said.
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Florence's heavy rainfall in just a few days also was categorized as a "one in a thousand year rainfall event" by the National Weather Service.
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Before, a simple bar graph would show you the rainfall predictions for the day ahead, with the rainfall percentage to the right of the hour blocks.
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Record rainfall With 7.51 inches of rain in the first two days of June, Houston has surpassed its monthly average rainfall for the month -- 5.9 inches.
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Rainfall is rare in the UAE, which has a dry, desert climate that sees less than 4 inches (100 millimeters) of rainfall per year on average.
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It was assumed that climate change contributed to Harvey's rainfall, as intense rainfall events are one of the most often cited consequences of a warming climate.
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Scientists point to the possible contribution of climate change to Maria's intense rainfall — as well as to the rainfall of Harvey and Irma, its predecessor hurricanes.
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The daily churn of rainfall and evaporation has a cooling effect on the region and can influence rainfall patterns as far away as the United States.
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Harvey has dumped an unprecedented amount of rainfall onto Texas -- breaking the US record for rainfall from a single storm, according to CNN senior meteorologist Dave Hennen.
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"The ground remains saturated in many areas from Florence's rainfall, and any heavy rainfall from Michael may quickly lead to additional flooding," the National Weather Service said.
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Rather than spreading rainfall throughout the year, California is expected to see periods of intense rainfall followed by extreme dryness, a phenomenon researchers have described as weather whiplash.
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Authorities say that since the new Day Zero falls "deep within the normal rainfall period," it's no longer appropriate to give a projection without taking rainfall into account.
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In South Carolina, forecasters said Thursday rainfall peaked at 1.70 inches at the Charleston International Airport, breaking the earlier daily rainfall record of 1.62 inches set in 1945.
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Tellingly, rainfall data over the past decade shows that a town like Uralla has been receiving below average rainfall most years, even taking into account the recent deluge.
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Harvey, now a tropical storm hovering over the Houston area, could set a Texas rainfall record with more than 50 inches of rainfall, said the National Weather Service.
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Then, there's this statistic that puts the whole scene into alarming context: Areas like Jefferson County have seen more than 33 inches of rainfall since the storms began earlier this week, and any rainfall totals of more than 30 inches in 24 hours represent a 1 in 500-year rainfall event.
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The change in rainfall which results from lunar influence is roughly 1 percent of the total rainfall variation, so it isn't really enough for people to notice the difference.
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Climate experts warn that cities like Colombo – which faces changes to its annual monsoon and more extreme rainfall associated with climate change – need to adapt to changing rainfall patterns.
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Daily rainfall of less than an inch to 2 inches is expected for another week in the area, Phillips said, much like the rate of rainfall since Saturday's deluge.
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In each model, simulations were run with and without solar geoengineering to see what effect it had on things like extreme rainfall events, the overall balance of rainfall vs.
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India received 28% more rainfall than the 50-year average in the week to July 10, data from the IMD showed, after getting poor rainfall for five straight weeks.
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Climate models show that deforestation in Central Africa could lead to a 15% drop in rainfall in the US Midwest, and Amazon deforestation could cut Texas rainfall by 25%.
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Soybean- and cotton-growing central regions received 43 percent more rainfall in the week, while the rubber- and tea-growing southern state of Kerala got 87 percent lower rainfall.
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There is a 41 percent chance of India experiencing average rainfall, and 12 percent chance of above average rainfall during the second half of the monsoon season, the IMD said.
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According to data from the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation, annual rainfall in Makueni County ranges between 212mm during a dry spell and 2700mm in years of heavy rainfall.
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Local environmentalist Praful Rao, who has been tracking rainfall in the Darjeeling area, posts the rainfall for each month on his website, with data collected from the Indian Meteorological Society.
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There is a more than 50 percent chance that India will get normal rainfall and only a small probability of excessive rainfall, Jatin Singh, chief executive officer at Skymet, said.
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The forecasts, Mr. Cooper said, were predicting 1,000-year rainfall in some areas — rainfall so severe it has a one-in-one-thousand chance of occurring in any given year.
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"Most parts of Malawi received well-distributed normal seasonal rainfall," he said, adding that Malawi was experiencing "El Nino Southern Oscillation Neutral conditions", which would bring improved rainfall until March.
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In the southern regions of Agboville, rainfall was at 70.7 mm, 47 mm above average and in the southern region of Divo, rainfall was 64.8 mm, 39.7 mm above average.
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The study involved performing a statistical analysis of rainfall observations and using high-resolution climate models to simulate the odds of such a heavy rainfall event with and without global warming.
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Extreme heat can stress livestock and crops in developing countries, just as a lack of rainfall does — and there are currently even fewer reliable sources of temperature data than rainfall data.
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Estimates of the Louisiana rainfall, which totaled more than 12 inches overnight, indicate somewhere between a 13-in-100-year to 1-in-500-year rainfall event near Zachary and Greensburg.
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If this nearly unfathomable rainfall total is realized, it would qualify as the most rainfall from any tropical cyclone (hurricane or tropical storm) in U.S. history, according to meteorologist Michael Lowry.
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"Extreme rainfall, however, is getting heavier: The south-central United States has seen an increase in the frequency and intensity of one-day and two-day extreme rainfall events," he wrote.
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The Upper Texas Coast and the Gulf Coast of western Louisiana has received "tremendous rainfall" in the past week, "300-600% of normal rainfall in that time frame," the center said.
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"With the rainfall we have seen over the last week, the ground is very saturated, so any additional rainfall we receive ... really has nowhere to go," NWS meteorologist Brandon Fling said.
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Swansboro, a town near North Carolina's coast, received 403 inches of rainfall as of Saturday morning, setting a record for tropical storm-associated rainfall in the state, meteorologist David Roth said.
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Similar growing conditions were reported in the central region of Bongouanou, where rainfall was 83 mm last week, 60.9 mm above average, in the central region of Yamoussoukro, where rainfall was 61.6 mm last week, 39.5 mm above average, and in the southern region of Divo, where rainfall was 13 mm, 34.9 mm above average.
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Reuters data showed the following levels of rainfall in other Ivory Coast cocoa producing regions last week: * Rainfall was 10.7 mm above average in the southern region of Divo, at 29.3 mm.
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The record-high amounts of precipitable water and tremendous rainfall rates are suspicious, as well as the fact that this same area had 500-to-1,000-year rainfall events earlier this year.
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Maharashtra received 23 percent less rainfall than normal this year during the June to September monsoon season, while the rainfall deficit in Karnataka's cane growing region was 29 percent during the period.
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"Climate change is definitely impacting the maximum intensity of rainfall," Nielsen-Gammon told me, explaining how the warmer atmosphere is able to hold more moisture and therefore release more rainfall during storms.
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India's rainfall was below average mostly because of low rainfall in the oilseeds and pulses-growing central state of Madhya Pradesh and in the rice-growing northern states of Haryana and Punjab.
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Records reveal an equivalent one-degree rise in land temperatures, accompanied by a steady shift in rainfall patterns, with rainfall increasing in northern Australia, while the south becomes more prone to drought.
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"We're moving from a coastal threat of storm-surge flooding and strong winds to more of a heavy rainfall — very heavy rainfall — and a tornado threat as Florence moves farther inland," he said.
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Cape Town is a winter rainfall area, and the earliest we can expect heavy rain is late April -- assuming, and this is a big assumption, that normal rainfall returns after several years without.
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While it doesn't sound like much compared to last month's record Florence rainfall of 30 inches or more in some areas, any amount of rainfall on already saturated grounds could lead to flooding.
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Flooding from rainfall will exacerbate conditions throughout the area. pic.twitter.
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Rainfall hit historic levels in some parts of the state.
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More rainfall is expected in the region later this week.
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The rainfall from Nate caused 44 deaths in Central America.
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While the rainfall totals were noteworthy, they were not unprecedented.
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Go deeper: Record rainfall from Tropical Storm Florence plagues Carolinas.
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It is primarily done to increase rainfall and create water.
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Unfortunately, meteorologists are not predicting much rainfall any time soon.
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And there are still five more months for additional rainfall.
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His approach starts with global rainfall forecasts from European institutions.
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On Tuesday, parts of London became flooded after heavy rainfall.
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Decreasing rainfall due to climate change exacerbates the harsh conditions.
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That's our New Normal, at least on the rainfall side.
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Roofs as always are a big priority amid persistent rainfall.
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Sophisticated software would model rainfall and its impact on households.
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Rainfall will be a concern through much of south Texas.
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High temperatures and low rainfall make bushfires a natural hazard.
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The brighter the color on the map, the more rainfall.
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Showers, possibly with heavy rainfall, are likely throughout the day.
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Groundwater, snowmelt and rainfall fill this lake during the fall.
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And considering Florence's predicted rainfall totals, they very likely would.
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Importantly, the UCLA scientists didn't actually observe rainfall on Titan.
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This year, however, the winds follow months of low rainfall.
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Despite the timely rainfall, China's winter wheat is still vulnerable.
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Malawi is especially vulnerable to rising temperatures and mercurial rainfall.
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Rescue efforts were hampered by heavy rainfall and low visibility.
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"It is unprecedented in terms of rainfall," Mr. Feltgen said.
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No rainfall and record temperatures are not a good combination.
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Hurricane Harvey set a new rainfall record for North America.
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Malawi is especially vulnerable to rising temperatures and erratic rainfall.
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Rainfall, it said, could total as much as 220 inches.
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"Rainfall doesn't care how strong the storm is," he added.
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Heavy rainfall and flash floods are possible, the agency added.
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Flash floods depend more on where excessive rainfall is occurring.
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HOW COULD ERRATIC RAINFALL AFFECT INDIA'S TRADE OF FARM COMMODITIES?
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Total rainfall through June 264 was 23 inch (24 mm).
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Lots of rainfall is possible for Southern California beginning Tuesday.
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Towns also set daily rainfall records across the Pacific Northwest.
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Eureka could see 2 to 4 inches of rainfall accumulations.
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This sudden, heavy rainfall has left hundreds dead or displaced.
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In some areas, no significant rainfall is expected until January.
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Although overall rainfall is decreasing, there are more heavy downfalls.
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More than 100,000 homes were destroyed in the historic rainfall.
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That means less rainfall is absorbed and more runs off.
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The storm has already broken North Carolina state rainfall records.
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Then they combined the improved rainfall data with a detailed global map of how rainfall is known to vary by location and elevation at the local scale to make the estimates even more precise.
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Read MoreNOAA explains what to expect from winter storm Across industries, California businesses are monitoring weather, rainfall, rising river levels — and especially burned areas that are barren and susceptible to mudslides with excessive rainfall.
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Rainfall in downtown Sacramento over the last 24 hours set a record dating back to 2001, and the city is now at about 176 percent of the historic average rainfall for this time of year.
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In the southern region of Divo, rainfall was at 50.1 mm last week, 21.9 mm above average, and in the central region of Yamoussoukro, rainfall was at 33.3 mm last week, 10.1 mm above average.
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Soybean- and cotton-growing central regions received 68% less rainfall in the week, while the rubber- and tea-growing southern state of Kerala received 71% lower rainfall, data from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) showed.
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From Sunday evening coastal areas of southern states of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh will start getting heavy rainfall and extremely heavy rainfall is likely over Chennai and adjourning areas on Monday, the IMD said.
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Tuesday's 22018-day rainfall forecast showed 21 inches or more falling there, part of a wide swath of rainfall that could total ten inches or more over much of Virginia and drench the nation's capital.
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Even in areas where average temperatures and rainfall are not expected to change much, changes in the climate can lead to weather whiplash, characterized by periods of extreme rainfall followed by extreme heat or dryness.
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"We expect to see sea level rise up to six meters and rainfall which amounts to the annual amount of rainfall in one day," its secretary-general Petteri Taalas told a news briefing on Thursday.
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In 2011, Thailand was hammered by three times its average rainfall.
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Here is the latest storm total rainfall forecast Thursday through Saturday.
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And independent of cyclones, extreme rainfall events are on the rise.
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This ongoing warming converges with seasonal variations in temperature and rainfall.
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Krautmann said the ground was heavily saturated by rainfall since Wednesday.
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The rainfall has rejuvenated the area, encouraging visitors earlier than usual.
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But rainfall in Divo was 5mm below average, at 21.7 mm.
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Before it did, it set daily rainfall records across the state.
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But this weekend's rainfall in the Central Valley brought welcome relief.
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The toxin — which has no official name – is transmitted by rainfall.
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Warmer air can hold more water vapor, which means more rainfall.
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Hugo was a fast traveler, however, which limited flooding from rainfall.
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This map shows the predicted rainfall over the coming seven days.
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A: Due to climate change, the pattern of rainfall has changed.
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In fact, the latest rainfall projections released Thursday at 245 p.m.
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In 2018, it forecast 97% rainfall but India received only 91%.
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More than 483 people have died in Japan's record-breaking rainfall.
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The experts said fluctuation in rainfall accounted for about one-third.
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The tropical cyclone-related rainfall records for the Southeast since 1950.
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The monsoon season delivers about 70 percent of India's annual rainfall.
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With no rainfall, a lightning strike likely set off the blaze.
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Dams and buildings are more likely to collapse after heavy rainfall.
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The Indian Meteorological Department predicts more rainfall in the coming days.
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Extremely heavy rainfall is also likely in the southwestern Dominican Republic.
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Many parts of the country have seen no rainfall for weeks.
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The rainfall caused flooding and mudslides across the Central American nation.
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Automatic windshield wipers that respond to rainfall are also highly welcome.
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Rainfall in Daloa was at 12.4 mm, 2.1 mm below average.
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"This rainfall may cause flash flooding," the Miami-based NHC said.
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When groundwater decreases and there is no rainfall, rivers dry up.
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Wednesday, some areas had received well over 8 inches of rainfall.
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Rainfall will mix with more hydrophilic ash and could enter streams.
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Jain added that Punjab gets less than 700mm of rainfall annually.
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Overall, 80 percent reported a decrease in rainfall in recent years.
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There, rainfall from June to mid-September was 23% below normal.
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One is a longer-term decline in rainfall in the region.
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The season's 21st typhoon brought heavy rainfall over much of Japan.
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That includes hurricane wind speed, temperature, humidity, air pressure and rainfall.
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Rainfall from the storm flooded roads, stranding motorists and train commuters.
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Additional rainfall amounts of 1 inch could come, the NWS said.
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The heaviest rainfall is expected in North Carolina and southwestern Virginia.
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India will have good distribution of rainfall this year, Ramesh said.
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But the extended rainfall is also threatening to make people sick.
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Farmers who depend on rainfall have lost their crops and livelihoods.
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Monsoon rainfall was 10 percent lower than normal as of Aug.
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But rainfall in the city is still setting a significant record.
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Numerous daily rainfall records have also been broken throughout the year.
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It then ripped across the East with heavy rainfall and winds.
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Plus, rainfall records have been shattered across the U.S. this year.
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The reality was somewhere in between: a 14% deficit in rainfall.
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More heavy rainfall is expected to hit the area this weekend.
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They already know well what even short-lived rainfall can do.
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Rainfall below 90 percent of the average is considered a drought.
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With rising seas and shifting rainfall, risk is a moving target.
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Below normal rainfall in most of the state and persisting drought.
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Cooler nights come with rainfall that worsens the still-roofless homes.
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"This rainfall may cause life-threatening flash floods," NHC forecasters said.
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"This rainfall may cause life-threatening flash floods," NHC forecasters said.
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But the continued rainfall did not bode well for that tally.
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"With each rainfall, families are being harmed," Mr. Mapp said. video
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The eyewall usually brings a storm's strongest winds and heaviest rainfall.
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This rainfall could cause life-threatening flash flooding in these areas.
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My mirror is completely drenched from spray, road grime and rainfall.
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Most of that damage came from heavy rainfall tied to warming.
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Rainfall was slightly above average in the central region of Bongouanou.
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What's worse: Much of the Carolinas are already saturated from rainfall.
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"We've seen a really sharp decrease in rainfall," Ms. Jackson said.
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Then came the floods and the heaviest rainfall in 30 years.
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"This is a historic, epic rainfall," said Mr. Jackson of AutoNation.
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The film treats constant rainfall as a punishment from the gods.
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The rainfall has, however, proved to be a double-edged sword.
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Heavy rainfall caused widespread flooding in many parts of the country.
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Cape Town, a winter rainfall area, is normally dry in summer.
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Rainfall there was 59.4 mm last week, 33.4 mm above average.
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The annual average rainfall just shy of 40 inches per year.
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Much of the damage from Florence will be caused by rainfall.
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Heavy rainfall is expected across the West Coast and the s.
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LA, MTGx, Rainfall Ventures, Y Combinator, and NFX Capital, among others.
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Heavy rainfall tends to destabilize soil, causing more trees to uproot.
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Given Arizona's terrain, heavy rainfall poses an unusual set of problems.
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"When you don't get the rainfall, it's tough times," he said.
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Rainfall totals could reach 10 to 20 inches in southern Louisiana.
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Beaumont, TX has seen torrential rainfall coming from this storm. pic.twitter.
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Ten years later, after heavy rainfall, the hillside gave way again.
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"The rainfall is epic and will continue to be," Cooper said.
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One of the impacts that scientists are most certain of is increased rainfall amounts and rainfall intensity -- a result of warmer than normal ocean temperatures that create a warmer and more moist environment for the storm.
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The drainage system, when at full capacity, "can drain 1 inch of rainfall in the first hour, and a half inch of rainfall every hour after that," New Orleans emergency operations chief Aaron Miller told Reuters.
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"That kind of rainfall and the prospect of that rainfall will support prices," he said, adding that he expected live export prices to retreat from near-record highs, though slowly as herd rebuilding limits supply growth.
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Monsoon rainfall was 43% lower than normal so far in June, but in some states, such as Maharashtra, the rainfall deficit was as high as 68%, data compiled by the state-run India Meteorological Department (IMD) showed.
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"There is really no rainfall, no significant rainfall, until at least the end of the year and possibly into the new year," Queensland Fire and Emergency Services acting commissioner Mike Wassing told a news conference on Sunday.
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Mature cane withstands heavy rainfall or dry spells and is also less vulnerable to pest and diseases compared to other crops, said farmer Sharad Mate, who has lost pulse crops due to droughts and un-seasonal rainfall.
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Heavy rainfall from Hurricane Harvey has left Houston and other parts of Texas and Louisiana underwater this week, with areas in the region expected to see a year's worth of rainfall before the storm dissipates on Thursday.
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There is something so satisfying about watching a plant receive a 'rainfall.
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The western state of Rakhine also saw heavy rainfall submerge some roads.
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