But this year, precipitation has been particularly heavy.

但今年的降雨量特别大。

The drought was spurred by low rainfall and unregulated water use.

这场干旱由降雨量低以及用水不规范造成。

There was plentiful rain last year.

去年雨量充沛。

Precipitation in some places is expected to reach up to 120 millimeters.

一些地方的降雨量预期将达到120毫米。

The city had tripled its normal rainfall.

该市的降雨量翻了三倍。

The areas will see as much as 90 millimeters of precipitation.

局地降雨量或将达到90毫米。

What isn't is the frequency and intensity seen lately.

不正常的是最近出现的降雨量频率和强度。

These record downpours are creating historic floods and mudslides.

空前的降雨量造成了历史性的洪水和泥石流。

The grounds are already saturated in many parts of the state.

德州许多地区降雨量已达到饱和状态。

In fact, Seattle ranks 44th among major US cities in average annual rainfall.

上，西雅图的年平均降雨量在美国主要城市中排名第 44位。

And as I mentioned earlier, areas like this received little to no rainfall annually.

我之前提起过，这样的地区年降雨量很少，几乎为零。

The colors that come next depend on the temperature and the amount of rain received.

接下来树叶变化的颜色取决于温度和降雨量。

Between 10 and 35 inches were possible in the region.

这一地区降雨量可能达到10到35英寸。

The small amount of rain last year affected the growth of crops.

去年雨量少, 影响庄稼的生长。

This year, we didn't receive even five percent of the rain we normally get.

今年的降雨量只有正常情况下的5%。

Now that there is little rainfall too.

现在降雨量也少了。

So Australia gets more rain than usual, sometimes even floods.

所以澳大利亚的降雨量比平时多，有时甚至有洪水。

Globally, rainfall during major storms is expected to increase 20% by 2100.

到2100年，全球主要风暴期间的降雨量预计将增加20%。

Other cloud-seeding programs have also shown increases in rainfall of about 15%.

其他人工增雨程序也显示降雨量增加了约15。

In places where there is a lot of rainfall, an abundance of life springs forth.

在雨量充沛的地方，生命会茁壮成长。