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Projected Change in Number of Heavy Precipitation Days
Figure 19.4Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites - NC
Kenneth E. Kunkel
This figure appears in chapter 19 of the Climate Change Impacts in the United States: The Third National Climate Assessment report.
The number of days with the heaviest precipitation is not projected to change dramatically. The historical (1971-2000) distribution of the greatest 2% of daily precipitation (Top: about seven days each year) echoes the regional east-west gradient in average precipitation. By mid-century (2041-2070), the projected change in days exceeding those precipitation amounts remains greatest in the northern area for both the lower emissions scenario (B1) and for the higher emissions scenario (A2). (Figure source: NOAA NCDC / CICS-NC).
When citing this figure, please reference NOAA NCDC / CICS-NC.
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This figure was created on November 12, 2013.
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