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It's rained a lot more this year than it did the last two before that. 

Not a fan of this thread.
"Hey everybody, got any anecdotal evidence?"  I get it, it's harmless.  But still.

The statistics tell us everything we need to know. 

Yes, the question is about perception, and my perception is that things haven't changed much in the Midwest,  in fact the weather seems less extreme in recent decades to me.

Now I know in reality the stats say the average temps are up in recent years and I am not arguing that.    I believe climate change is real and there will be consequences.  It just doesn't feel like the weather has gotten any worse, that's all. 

Your fun lil graph there ignores any and all improvements in fire prevention the last 100 years.
Cute.

"the science"

Sheesh.

Hot as shit where I am right now.

I postulated on the other thread that a reason some folks don't really accept CC as a "fact" is they haven't noticed it themselves.  The poll suggests most of us have, perhaps that was influenced by media reports to some extent.

The evidence suggest things have warmed by 1.1°C over the past century.  I wondered if that was enough to notice without data.  It seems that it is.  I checked the second box myself mostly based on my recollection of winter when I was a kid.

Then the question would be how much shift would be needed for nearly everyone to agree it's getting hotter (without reading up on the "news" and evidence and figures etc.).

I'd note that it remains difficult to measure a "global mean temperature", maybe it's really impossible.

Flood zone maps in our community of 5,000 were redrawn circa 2013. I would guess 40% or more of this town is now in a 500-year or 100-year flood plain (fortunately the 500-year ends just across the street in the backyards of my neighbors.). Anyone getting a mortgage loan in the 500-year flood plain will likely have to purchase flood insurance.

Find a different lender, because this is not the case. There is no basis for calculating what a 500-year storm is. It's all based on extrapolation and is not reliable.