Over eight days of wild weather in June, the realities of a changing climate grabbed the nation by its shoulders and shook. In Michigan, a deluge dropped 7 inches of rain in Detroit. At least 136 daily rainfall records were set during storms across five states along the Mississippi River. Tropical Storm Claudette soaked a swath of the South. Meanwhile, the drought-stricken West grappled with soaring temperatures that shattered century-old records. Wildfires exploded in Montana and scorched the earth in California. Such events do occur naturally, but rarely have so many struck at once or to such an extreme degree, making it hard to ignore their connection to each other and to a warming world. USA TODAY reporters analyzed more than a century of precipitation records, read thousands of pages of climate assessments, scientific papers and more, and interviewed more than 70 people. Taken together, the reporting reveals a stunning shift in the way precipitation falls in America. Story by Dinah Voyles Pulver and Kevin Crowe. Tap the link in bio to read it in full.