All perspective seems to be lost. From 1920 to 1930, extreme floods were a 1 in 2 year event putting the country on the cusp of famine for the first time in many decades. 1923, 1924, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1938, 1946, 1947, 1949 and 1950 all brought extreme levels of rainfall by any standards.