* "Wet " must depend on what one regards as normal. *

That is the whole problem with climate change. Anything can be
described as normal, and then climate change is not happening.

But even when climate change is accepted then the rate can be
dismissed as an anomaly.

Perhaps I am preaching to the converted, but I suspect that most
people are not aware of how Chaotic weather and climate are, and so
use the the trends which support their preconceived views to justify
their position, and ignore the trends which contradict them.

Cheers, Alastair.

PS "trends" is perhaps not the correct word to use in that context,
but it is all that I can think of at present.