In reality, the Iraqi climate is similar to that of the extreme southwestern United States with hot, dry summers, cold winters and a pleasant spring and fall. (U.S. Army Photo by Pfc. J. Princeville Lawrence)
A 34th Infantry Division Soldier walks along a fence line on Contingency Operating Base Basra, Iraq, his hood raised against the cold and rain Dec. 31.Roughly 90 percent of Iraq’s annual rainfall occurs between November and April, and most of that comes via thunderstorms in the winter months from December through March, resulting in an annual total of somewhere from four to seven inches. (U.S. Army Photo by Pfc. J. Princeville Lawrence)
Rain rolls down the windows of a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle on Contingency Operating Base Basra, Iraq, Dec. 31. Iraq’s alluvial plain between the Tigris and the Euphrates receives most of its precipitation during winter thunderstorms. (U.S. Army Photo by Pfc. J. Princeville Lawrence)
