"Great Lakes Level Trends Completely Uncertain" - Increasing precipitation in forecast

Research from NYS DEC:  Summary of Projected Temperature and Precipitation Changes in NYS over the next century

(from  http://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/administration_pdf/crrastkhldr1.pdf  Horton et al. 2014)

Climate Change Risk	2020s	2050s	2080s	2100
Change in Precipitation (Middle Range – 25th to 75th Percentile)	1–8% increase	3–12% increase	4–15% increase	1–21 % increase
Change in Precipitation (High Estimate – 90th Percentile)	8–10 % increase	12–15% increase	15–19% increase	24–26% increase    or greater
Change in Temperature	1.5 – 3.0° F	3.0 - 5.5° F	4.0 – 9.0°F