Seasonal Climate CyclesSeasonal Climate Cycles

PrecipitationPrecipitation

Precipitation CyclePrecipitation Cycle

NOTE THE FOLLOWNG

• LOW RAINFALL YEAR-ROUND OVER MOST OF TROPICAL OCEANS

• SPARSE RAINFALL YEAR-ROUND IN THE SUBTROPICAL LATITUDES

• HIGH RAINFALL YEAR-ROUND OVER MOST MID-LATITUDE LAND

• INTENSE DEVELOPMENT OF ASIAN MONSOON IN SUMMER

• HIGH RAINFALL YEAR-ROUND IN THE EQUATORIAL REGION

• SEASONAL SHIFT IN INTENSITY / LATITUDE OF EQUATORIAL RAINS

SPARSE RAINFALL YEAR-ROUND OVER MOST OF TROPICAL OCEANSSPARSE RAINFALL YEAR-ROUND IN THE SUBTROPICAL LATITUDESHIGH RAINFALL YEAR-ROUND OVER MOST MID-LATITUDE LANDINTENSE DEVELOPMENT OF ASIAN MONSOON IN SUMMERHIGH RAINFALL YEAR-ROUND IN THE EQUATORIAL REGIONSEASONAL SHIFT IN INTENSITY / LATITUDE OF EQUATORIAL RAINS

SPARSE RAINFALL YEAR-ROUND OVERNORTH AFRICA AND MIDDLE EASTWESTERN UNITED STATESAUSTRALIANORTHERN ASIAPOLAR REGIONS

YEAR-ROUND RAINFALL OVEREASTERN UNITED STATESTROPICAL SOUTH AMERICAW. PACIFIC AND TROPICAL INDIAN OCEAN

SPARCE RAINFALL

NORTH AFRICA AND MIDDLE EAST

WESTERN U.S.

AUSTRALIA

NORTHERN ASIA

POLAR REGIONS

POLAR REGIONS

YEAR ROUND

RAINFALL EASTERN UNITED STATES

TROPICAL SOUTH

AMERICA

W. PACIFIC AND TROPICAL

INDIAN OCEAN

W. PACIFIC AND TROPICAL

INDIAN OCEAN