This color-coded image shows rainfall amounts over the southeastern United States from December 9 to 15, 2009. Heaviest amounts appear in blue and lightest amounts appear in green.
Published Dec 16, 2009
The rainfall pattern across the United States during the first eight months of 2007 is a study in contrasts. Drought dominated both coasts, while the Great Plains states saw far more rain than average.
Published Nov 24, 2007
This analysis shows rainfall totals across southern India from September 29 to October 5, 2009. The heaviest rainfall appears in blue and the lightest rainfall appears in pale green. Rain extends from the Arabian Sea to the Bay of Bengal.
Published Oct 6, 2009
This color-coded image shows rainfall totals and the storm track for Typhoon Kai-tak in August 2012.
Published Aug 20, 2012
Rainfall across the United States in the winter of 2005–06 has shown the classic pattern of a La Niña event. This ocean-atmosphere pattern was likely responsible for the drought in the Southwest, the South, the central Plains, and Florida which led to several devastating wildfires.
Published Mar 15, 2006
Heavy rain led to deadly flash floods in the Central United States in the first two weeks of August 2013.
Published Aug 18, 2013
