China’s Unusually Heavy Rains Fill Dams and Put Crops at Risk

China’s Unusually Heavy Rains Fill Dams and Put Crops at Risk It’s been a particularly wet start to southern China’s rainy season, and more unusually heavy downpours could be on the way over the summer. Average nationwide precipitation since the rainy season began on April 1 is 12% higher than normal, making it the second wettest season so far in a decade, according to the China Meteorological Administration. Heavy rains kicked off in late May, bringing uncommonly early and intense precipitation that has continued into June. Guangdong province has seen at least two single-day June rainfall records broken in the past week, the CMA said.