New England seeing more frequent and heavy downpours

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New England seeing more frequent and heavy downpours

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - Warming temperatures are leading to more frequent and heavier downpours. Golfers take advantage of warm May weather in Westfield According to Climate Central, heavy rainfall events have become more intense across the country. Here in the Northeast, the amount of precipitation falling on the heaviest one percent of days has increased by 60 percent from 1958 to 2021. That's the highest across the country. Ted Pe…