National Womenâs History Month. By 1986, 14 states had already declared March as Womenâs History Month. This momentum and state-by-state action was used as the rational to lobby Congress to declare the entire month of March 1987 as National Womenâs History Month. In 1987, Congress declared March as National Womenâs History Month in perpetuity.
Heavy rains in China occur along the seasonal Mei-Yu (âplum rainsâ) front extends from eastern China across Taiwan into the Pacific south of Japan. Associated with the southwest monsoon, these rains typically affect southeastern China from mid-May to mid-June and northern China during July and August. Severe floods tend to have a substantial impact on agricultural output, which is reflected by the CPI, due to heavy food weightings in the inflation basket.
On June 23, 2016, a flood hit areas of the U.S. state of West Virginia and nearby parts of Virginia, resulting in 23 deaths. The flooding was the result of 8 to 10 inches of rain falling over a period of 12 hours, resulting in a flood that was among the deadliest in West Virginia history. It is also the deadliest flash flood event in the United States since the 2010 Tennessee floods.