Have there been floods in Xi’an’s history?

**Floods have occurred in Xi'an's history**. According to records, there have been 165 floods in the history of Shaanxi, and a considerable number of them occurred in Xi'an and its surrounding areas. In the pre-Qin period, the only record of floods in Xi'an was the "Three Days of Redness on the Weishui River" in the third year of King Wu of Qin (308 BC). This was most likely caused by continuous heavy rains. It is also recorded in "Zizhi Tongjian·Qin Ji San" that there was a heavy rain in July of the second year of Qin II (208 BC), and continuous rain from July to September.

In addition, on August 3, 2015, there was a sudden heavy rain in Xi'an, and a flash flood occurred in Xiaoyuhe Village, causing 9 people to be washed away by the flood. There was a short-term heavy rainfall in the area, with the water amount reaching 145.7 mm. It is the highest value in 30 years and is a typical extreme weather event.

Therefore, floods did occur in Xi'an's history.