also Climate of the United States Drought in the United States Dust Bowl Floods in the United States List of wettest tropical cyclones in the United States Susan van den Heever, atmospheric scientist and professor References External links Last 24 hours of rainfall over the lower 48 - National Weather Service rainfall network Rainfall forecasts for the lower 48 Current map of forecast precipitation over the United States during the next three hours. Climate of the United States Severe weather and convection