Sentences with phrase «precipitation in a single event»

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No single weather event can be attributed to climate change, but a warming climate does load the dice in favor of heavier extreme precipitation events.

This apparent inconsistency says little about the overall trend in the heaviest precipitation events, but a lot about the weaknesses of single - point measurements for detecting trends in extreme precipitation.

NOAA data also shows an increase in one - day precipitation events (single days of either rain or snow) since the middle of the 20th century.

Whilst the extent of climate change is often expressed in a single figure — global temperature — the effects of climate change (such as temperature, precipitation and the frequency of extreme weather events) will vary greatly from place to place.

In recent years, a larger percentage of precipitation has come in the form of intense single - day eventIn recent years, a larger percentage of precipitation has come in the form of intense single - day eventin the form of intense single - day events.