Fig 1. observed june-aug 1980 precipition (mm/day)
Fig 2. NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis june-aug 1980 precipition (mm/day)
Fig 3. Reanalysis-2 june-aug 1980 precipition (mm/day)
The new convention scheme has eliminated the large bias in the summertime SE USA precipitation. While the new scheme has a number of positive features, it still has problems over Europe (not shown).