Seasonal Climate Cycles Precipitation. Precipitation Cycle NOTE THE FOLLOWNG LOW RAINFALL YEAR-ROUND OVER MOST OF TROPICAL OCEANS SPARSE RAINFALL YEAR-ROUND.

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Seasonal Climate Cycles Precipitation

Precipitation 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 LAND INTENSE DEVELOPMENT OF ASIAN MONSOON IN SUMMERHIGH RAINFALL YEAR-ROUND IN THE EQUATORIAL REGIONSEASONAL SHIFT IN INTENSITY / LATITUDE OF EQUATORIAL RAINS

SPARSE RAINFALL YEAR-ROUND OVER NORTH AFRICA AND MIDDLE EAST WESTERN UNITED STATES AUSTRALIA NORTHERN ASIA POLAR REGIONS YEAR-ROUND RAINFALL OVER EASTERN UNITED STATES TROPICAL SOUTH AMERICA W. PACIFIC AND TROPICAL INDIAN OCEAN

SPARCE RAINFALL NORTH AFRICA AND MIDDLE EAST WESTERN U.S. AUSTRALIA NORTHERN ASIA POLAR REGIONS

YEAR ROUND RAINFALL EASTERN UNITED STATES TROPICAL SOUTH AMERICA W. PACIFIC AND TROPICAL INDIAN OCEAN