[bjt]

> rainfall is the same

Compared to the last 1,000 years, yes.

Compared to the abnormally wet 1900s-era patterns that established our current expectations, no.

[WarOnPrivacy]

> Compared to the abnormally wet 1900s-era patterns

This assertion seems to compare historical rainfall averages across the entire nation against just the SW region.

ref: https://nca2014.globalchange.gov/report/our-changing-climate...