But this year, precipitation has been particularly heavy.

但今的量特别大。

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

这场干旱由量低以及用水不规范造成。

That's hurricane force. Where seven footwaves have been reported on Lake Tahoe, where as much as 14 inches of rain has fallen near San Francisco.

这是飓风的等级。据报道太浩湖的巨浪达7英尺，而旧金山附近量达14英寸。

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

一些地方的量预期将达到120毫米。

The city had tripled its normal rainfall.

该市的量翻了三倍。

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

局地量或将达到90毫米。

These record downpours are creating historic floods and mudslides.

空前的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.

德州许多地量已达到饱和状态。

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

实际上，西雅图的平均量在美国主要城市中排名第 44位。

Alberto isn't the only weather event that's causing trouble for the U.S. And in a short of period on Sunday, more than nine inches of rain fell on some parts of the eastern state of Maryland.

阿尔贝托并不是唯一一个给美国带来麻烦的天气事件，在周日的一段时间里，美国东部马里兰州的部分地量超过9英寸。

If it rains very little, the water table will drop.

如果量很小，水位会下。

Indian officials say some parts of Kerala received more than twice the amount of rainfall that they usually do, and that's caused the worst flooding the state has seen in almost a century.

印度官员们表示，喀拉拉邦部分地量比往的2倍还多，这引发了该邦近一个纪以来最严重的洪灾。

It's cancelled or delayed hundreds of flights, and it's dropped more than six inches of rain on some regions in a very short amount of time.

还导致数百架航班延误或取消，并且在很短的时间内，一些地的量超过了六英寸。

Between 10 and 35 inches were possible in the region.

这一地量可能达到10到35英寸。

But they said on Sunday that some computer models were showing potential for coastal flooding and as much as half a foot of rain for New England, that could take place about mid-week.

但他们在周日表示，一些计算机模型显示，新英格兰地可能会发生沿海洪水，量高达0.5英尺，这可能会发生在本周中期。

Others say its area naturally fluctuates depending on the amount of rainfall at its borders and that a drought in the late 20th century only made it look like the Sahara had grown.

另一些人则认为，撒哈拉沙漠面积的自然波动取决于其边的量，而20纪末的一场干旱会让它看起来像是撒哈拉沙漠在扩张。

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

今的量只有正常情况下的5%。

Now that there is little rainfall too.

现在量也少了。

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

到2100，全球主要风暴期间的量预计将增加20%。

Brisbane, the worst-affected city, recorded 790 millimetres of rain in a week.

受灾最严重的城市布里斯班一周内量达790毫米。