Climate Fact: Seasonal Rainfall in the Southeast
Over the second-half of the 20th century, the Southeast experienced an overall decline in annual rainfall levels along with a 20 percent increase in the frequency of extreme (top first percentile) rainfall events. Looking at the 20th century as a whole, there have been significant changes in the seasonal distribution of precipitation, with strong increases in the amount of precipitation in the fall, noticeable decreases in the winter and slight declines during the spring and winter months.
To see how the seasonality of rainfall has changed in your local area, visit http://www.earthgauge.net/climate-facts-image-library#8. This image is featured in the “Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States” report recently published by the U.S. Global Change Research Program. The image is in the public domain.
Seasons: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Source: Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States, Thomas R. Karl, Jerry M. Melillo, and Thomas C. Peterson,(eds.). Cambridge University Press, 2009
