USA: Annual Average Precipitation

Rain and snow are vital components in the planet's water cycle, critical to all life on Earth.

Participation in the United States varies significantly across the country. Late summer and fall tropical cyclones bring precipitation that comes across the Gulf and Atlantic states. During the winter and spring, Pacific storm systems get Hawaii and the western United States most of their rain. Low-pressure systems going up the East shoreline bring cold season precipitation to the Mid-West and Northeast U.S. states and the Great Salt Lake and the Finger Lakes region.

The conterminous United States gets enough precipitation throughout an average year to cover the States to a depth of about 30 inches. It is equal to about 1,430 cubic miles of water every year.

Top 10 U.S. wettest cities (Average annual precipitation in inches)

1. Hilo (Hawaii) - 128.00

2. Quillayute (Washington) - 104.50

3. Astoria (Oregon) - 69.60

4. Blue Canyon (California) - 67.87

5. Mobile (Alabama) - 64.64

6. Tallahassee (Florida) - 64.59

7. Pensacola (Florida) - 61.16

8. New Orleans (Louisiana) - 50.72

9. W Palm Beach (Florida) - 59.72

10. Miami (Florida) - 59.55

Below the map of precipitation potential in every U.S. county created by the Biota of North America Program (BONAP).

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Find cities with similar climate

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The Appalachian Mountains, the Scottish Highlands, and the Atlas Mounts in Africa were the same mountain range

The Central Pangean Mountains was a prominent mountain ridge in the central part of the supercontinent Pangaea that extends across the continent from northeast to southwest through the Carboniferous , Permian Triassic periods. The mountains were formed due to a collision within the supercontinents Gondwana and Laurussia during the creation of Pangaea. It was comparable to the present Himalayas at its highest peak during the start of the Permian period. It isn’t easy to assume now that once upon a time that the Scottish Highlands, The Appalachian Mountains, the Ouachita Mountain Range, and the Atlas Mountains in northwestern Africa are the same mountains , once connected as the Central Pangean Mountains.

Moose population in North America

The moose population in North America is shrinking swiftly. This decrease has been correlated to the opening of roadways and landscapes into this animal's north range. In North America, the moose range includes almost all of Canada and Alaska, the northern part of New England and New York, the upper Rocky Mountains, northern Minnesota and Wisconsin, Michigan's Upper Peninsula, and Isle Royale. In 2014-2015, the North American moose population was measured at around one million animals. The most abundant moose population (about 700,000) lives in Canada. About 300 000 moose remains in nineteen U.S. states Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. The largest moose specimens are found in Alaska 200 thousand moose. Below the map shows the size of US states scaled by the moose population. Via www.vividmaps.com

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