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Global map of precipitation patterns around the Indian Ocean in April 2023

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Precipitation in April 2023 compared to the long-term average. Several places around the western Indian Ocean experienced precipitation that was 200 percent or more above average (darkest green). Over much of the ocean basin, however, precipitation was less than average (brown). Map by NOAA Climate.gov, based on data from the Global Precipitation Climatology Project.