A geographic understanding of climate requires knowledge of seasonal as well as annual precipitation patterns.

The Great Plains region experiences multiple climate and weather hazards, including floods, droughts, severe storms, tornadoes, hurricanes, and winter storms. In much of the Great Plains, too little precipitation falls to replace that needed by humans, plants, and animals. These variable conditions already stress communities and cause billions of dollars in damage. Climate change will add to both stress and costs.

Average U.S. precipitation has increased since 1900, but some areas have had increases greater than the national average, and some areas have had decreases.

High temperature extremes and heavy precipitation events are increasing.

More winter and spring precipitation is projected for the northern United States, and less for the Southwest, over this century.

Tomorrow we expect variable weather with a likely chance of precipitation.

The impacts from sea level rise and storm surge, extreme weather events, higher temperatures and heat waves, precipitation changes, Arctic warming, and other climatic conditions are affecting the reliability and capacity of the U.S. transportation system in many ways.

The Algerian south rarely receives any precipitation.

Compared to last summer, we haven't had that much precipitation this year.

The areas with lowest precipitation are on the leeward side of the mountains.