While the state is famous for
its annual rainfall totals, it also has its fair share of beautiful, warm days.
Not exact matches
Graphs show A) six - month winter (November to April)
rainfall, B)
annual temperature, C)
annual soil moisture, and D)
total population.
Precipitation occurs about once every seven days in the western part of the region and once every three days in the southeastern part.77 The 10 rainiest days can contribute as much as 40 % of
total precipitation in a given year.77 Generally,
annual precipitation increased during the past century (by up to 20 % in some locations), with much of the increase driven by intensification of the heaviest
rainfalls.77, 78,79 This tendency towards more intense precipitation events is projected to continue in the future.80
The map (above) shows predicted changes in the
annual number of days of extreme
rainfall (defined as
rainfall totals in excess of the historic 98th percentile) across the United States by 2041 - 2070 as compared to 1971 - 2000 if greenhouse gases continue to increase at a high rate (A2 scenario).
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Rainfall Records Highest
annual total: 3964.9 mm at Ballaghbeama Gap in 1960.
Although
annual -
total inflow is more sensitive to
rainfall over the southern MDB, where
rainfall since 2001, has been the lowest on record, this alone can not explain the observed inflow decline.