Daily precipitation from annual North American monsoon (IMAGE)

University of California - Berkeley

Daily precipitation from annual North American monsoon

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The core of the annual North American monsoon is centered over western Mexico (blue oval) and transports water vapor northward into the southwestern U.S., as illustrated by the arrows. Colors represent average summer rainfall in centimeters/day.

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William Boos, UC Berkeley

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