Precipitation Extremes

Updated 12 October, 2003

US National Assessment of
the Potential Consequences
of Climate Variability and Change
Precipitation Extremes

Figure 24: Bar chart showing projected changes in frequency of various types of precipitation. Both the (a) Canadian and (b) Hadley model scenarios project increases in the frequency of heavy precipitation events, intensifying the trend observed for the 20th century.

CGCM1 precipitation extremes

HadCM2 precipitation extremes

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US National Assessment of the Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change Precipitation Extremes

US National Assessment of
the Potential Consequences
of Climate Variability and Change
Precipitation Extremes