Heavy precipitation is a major natural hazard in the Alps. Understanding the possible
changes due to climate change is a prerequisite for effective climate adaptation and …

We analysed a data set of 18 homogenized daily precipitation series from the southern
European Alps, covering approximately the last 150 years. Previously available data from …

Abstract Changes in intensity and frequency of daily heavy precipitation and hot temperature
extremes are analyzed in Swiss observations for the years 1901–2014/2015. A spatial …

In central Europe an increasing trend of mean wintertime precipitation has been observed
during the 20th century (Schönwiese et al., 1994). Regionally, in the Alpine mountain range …

Large rainfall within a relatively short time (a few hours or days) may lead to severe
environmental consequences, including floods and landslides. In 2010 numerous …

Seasonal trends in extreme precipitation indices were investigated for 30 yr moving periods
between December 1950 and February 2008. To update the 2008 to 2015 data …

Due to global warming, precipitation extremes are becoming more frequent and more
severe, further exacerbating the uneven distribution of daily precipitation. In this study, we …

Research on relations between atmospheric conditions and extreme precipitation is
important to understand and model present‐day climate extremes and assess how …

The newly updated collection of daily precipitation measurements over Western Germany
(more than 2000 stations in total) is used to analyze linear trends in extreme and heavy …

Abstract Information on the frequency and intensity of extreme precipitation is required by
public authorities, civil security departments, and engineers for the design of buildings and …