
Image caption
Percent of normal rainfall for southern Africa from November 1–December 14, 2014 (left) and December 15-February 10, 2015 (right). The monsoon season produced very little rain early in the season, but then unleashed a deluge. Map by NOAA Climate.gov based on CPC’s African Rainfall Climatology (ARC). ARC’s historical record dates back to 1983.