Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) recently noted that the pattern of increasingly severe precipitation, especially in the Northeast, is forecasted to continue as global average temperatures rise. For every degree of warming in Fahrenheit, the atmosphere can hold about 3%-4% more moisture, the agency explained. Global temperatures in 2023 were more than 2 degrees Fahrenheit above the pre-industrial average, and with particular heat records being set in Connecticut, it’s no surprise that precipitation records were also set as the atmosphere’s moisture capacity increased.