According to climate experts, extreme rainfall is increasing because warm air holds more moisture.
Extreme Precipitation and Climate Change | Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
Germany had five inches of rain in 24 hours, and experts say that was due to climate change.
How climate change fueled the devastating 2021 floods in Germany and northwest Europe – Vox
In 1920, Germany had five inches of rain in eight minutes.
Extreme Weather: A Guide & Record Book – Christopher C. Burt – Google Books
Forty-five years ago this this week was one of the deadliest floods in modern US history, when twelve inches of rain fell in just a few hours near Estes Park, Colorado.
02 Aug 1976, 1 – Rapid City Journal at Newspapers.com
Pakistan was also ravaged by floods.
The Telegraph-Herald – Google News Archive Search
England was having their hottest and driest summer on record.
Schenectady Gazette – Google News Archive Search
The CIA issued a report blaming the bad weather on global cooling.
22 Jun 1976, Page 5 – The High Point Enterprise at Newspapers.com
Pine Beetles were on a rampage in Oregon.
The Milwaukee Journal – Google News Archive Search
By December, Colorado was having their worst drought and ski season on record. There was no snow at Vail.
Ocala Star-Banner – Google News Archive Search
But it was snowing in Miami.
20 Jan 1977, Page 3 – Valley News
Lakeland Ledger – Google News Archive Search
Alaska was warmer in Florida.
19 Jan 1977, Page 20 – The Town Talk at Newspapers.com
National Geographic described it as “The Year the Weather Went Wild.”
The National Geographic Archive | December 1977 | page 1
Jerry Brown declared a drought disaster in California.
Brown Warns of Drought Disaster; Says ‘Hard Choices’ Face California – The New York Times
The extreme weather was blamed on a very wavy jet stream.
25 May 1983, Page 29 – Stevens Point Journal at Newspapers.com
Climate scientists now blame the same weather pattern on global warming.
The hottest May in the US occurred in 1934, and the coldest occurred in 1935.
During the coldest May in 1935, world record rainfall occurred in Colorado and Texas.
Colorado got nearly that much rain a few hours earlier.
Extreme Weather: A Guide & Record Book – Christopher C. Burt – Google Books
This caused the worst flood in Nebraska’s history.
03 Jun 1935, Page 11 – Muncie Evening Press at Newspapers.com
May precipitation in the US declines with increasing temperature.
India set a record temperature of 124 degrees and received 23 inches of rain in one day in 1935.
08 Jun 1935 – HEAT WAVE – Trove
The warmest May in the US occurred in 1934, and that was also the year of the worst drought.
Precipitation is generally associated with cold fronts, because cold air can’t hold as much moisture as warm air. Warm air is associated with drought.
