Much of the southeastern United States went from little drought to widespread severe drought in a matter of a few weeks thanks to little rain and hot and sunny days. 

An early heat wave broke temperature records across the Southeast over Memorial Day weekend 2019 as the mercury reached triple digits. 

Rapid snowmelt across the Northern Plains led to widespread river flooding along the Missouri and Mississippi River systems in spring 2019.

A wavy jet stream connected three extreme events across the eastern Pacific Ocean and the West Coast.

Hot, dry and windy weather helped create the conditions needed for wildfires to explode in northern and southern California in November 2018. 

The 2017-2018 water year came to a dry end in California at the end of September, a year after wet conditions alleviated drought.