The list of notable weather events in 2023 is long and varied - from drought conditions in parts of the Midwest, to extreme flooding in portions of New England, to smoky skies from Canadian wildfires. Stepping back from the seasons' weather, to larger climate trends, 2023 set a new global record for the warmest year, and rainfall patterns continue to become more extreme. In the last decade, the Northeast Regional Climate Center has shared data that the occurrence of very heavy precipitation events is up 71 percent from its baseline in 1958. While the Northeast has experienced the most drastic changes in occurrence of these extreme precipitation events, the data shows that all areas of the continental U.S. are experiencing an increase in these events.