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.
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.
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.
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.