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I think "heaviest rainfall in 75 years" undersells it. It's not like there was a heavier one 75 years ago, that is the record holder or something. It's just tha
by wodenokoto 3y ago
I think "heaviest rainfall in 75 years" undersells it. It's not like there was a heavier one 75 years ago, that is the record holder or something. It's just that records only go back 75 years.
A "100 year event" would have around 66mm of rain in 24 hours, and this one had over 140mm. It's likely the worst in several centuries.
- casefields 3y agoWow 5.5 inches did a number on them. In my part of Los Angeles we got 12 inches in 24 hours* a few weeks back. It was pretty bad but thanks to our hideous concrete river we didn’t have the Dubai experience. * https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-02-09/climate-change-pushes-l-a-city-from-extreme-heat-to-extreme-rainfall https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-02-09/climate-...