August is typically a dry month in Southern California, but the surface layers of soil can respond quickly to weather events. Hilary continued to move north into Oregon and Idaho on August 21, where rainfall totals of up to 3 inches were forecast in places, with potential for flash flooding....
As of mid-July, the UK's mean temperature for the summer stands at 13.04C - that's 1.55C cooler than the long-term meteorological average for summer. The first half of July has also brought more rain, after a June that was both cooler and drier than average, brin...
Rainfall totals between 10 mm and 50 mmwere observed in the South West Land Division and parts of the eastern interior of Western Australia, southern South Australia, most of southern to north-eastern Victoria, the Snowy Mountains in New South Wales, and northern and western Tasmania. A few l...
Introduction During the afternoon of Sunday 16 August 2020, clusters of thunderstorms affected parts of the Breckland region in south Norfolk, producing exceptional rainfall totals. Several rain gauges in the area recorded in excess of 150mm in just a few hours, and locally as much as 240mm. ...
The normal amount of rainfall for the month is 36.7 mm. Abbotsford had a meagre 3.2 mm of rain in August, the second driest on record in that city. Overall this summer, Vancouver has received 53.4 mm of rainfall, with most of the rain falling in early June. ...
widespread and devastating freshwater flooding–and the latest model forecasts would approach the largest rainfall totals ever observed in North America. Aside from the potential for a weather disaster of national significance, Harvey is also interesting from a California perspective given the importance ...
Harvey’s biggest effect is through its intense and prolonged rainfall. A low pressure system to the north is keeping Harvey over southern Texas, resulting in greater rainfall totals. The rainfall totals arealready remarkableand are only going to get worse. ...
“Hurricane Harvey has already broken all U.S. records for tropical cyclone-driven extreme rainfall, with observed cumulative amounts of 51 inches,” Michael Young, RMS head of Americas climate risk modeling said in a statement. Joel N. Myers, founder, president and chairman of AccuWeather decla...
The true beast of the Category 1 hurricane was its torrential rainfall that caused mass flooding. Vermont saw more than 11 inches of rain and more than $733 million in damage. More than seven million people lost power and 45 were killed, and Irene also spawned numerous tornadoes. In New ...
It’s a bit cooler than in April and May, and most of the rainfall comes suddenly, plus it’s usually easy to get out of the way.>>>See also: 8 Best Asia destinations in AugustKuta, Bali, IndonesiaAugust avg high: 83°F/28°C August avg low: 76°F/24°C August avg precip: ...