When It Rains It Pours Now - Lately It Seems Like Super Torrential Rain Is The Norm

[TheMastersNemesis]

It just seems that when it rains now or when a front moves in it more than just rains. It pours like Niagra Falls or Victoria Falls. There seems to be no moderation. Or it is just plain drought that cooks everything. With the atmosphere holding 5% more moisture and exponentially more energy what will rains look like in the future.

And what do we do to blunt this warming denial that is now becoming more dangerous over time.

[longship]

1. A warmer atmosphere holds more water vapor.

Torrential rainfalls kind of go with that.

Cause... Effect.

Science. It's not just for breakfast anymore.

[Arugula Latte]

2. We had one of those today.

It just poured like the bejesus for 15 minutes, then stopped.

[TheMastersNemesis]

3. I Live In Colorado - Upslope Rains Most Ever Recorded For One Storm Up To 18 Inches

[Arugula Latte]

4. That is just nuts.

I know someone who got flooded out in Boulder. So terrible.

[TheMastersNemesis]

5. We Have Had Upslopes Through The Years But They Were Only A Few Inches Over Days

There was the flood in 1965, Big Thompson in 1976 but this one has to be a record. It rained about 3.5 inches in Westminster and Broomfield. Yet Aurora south and East got hit bad. They get a lot of big storms through the summer. Wehad a very large downpour about 3 years ago in the north area in July.

The worry right now might be what if we get more rains like this in the near future. And how do you build against such a rain in the future?

[JDPriestly]

6. Please send some of your excess rain to Los Angeles. We could really use some rain.

It's been a long, long time since we have seen any.

July 2012 -July 2013 was really dry.

Downtown Los Angeles (USC) finished the water year (July 1 to June 30) with only 5.85 inches of recorded rainfall, making it the sixth driest water year since recordkeeping began in 1877. With a deficit of over 9 inches, the water year rainfall total was about 39% of the norm of 14.93 inches. This tabulation of Rain Season Totals from the NWS/Oxnard shows rainfall totals around the area ranged from a low of 14% of normal at Palmdale Airport to a high of 54% at Long Beach Airport and LAX.

http://www.sierraphotography.com/wxnotes/

Makes you a true believer in global warming.