During La Niña events, the U.S. Southwest, central and southern Rockies, Great Plains, and Florida usually experience drier weather.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by multiple independent, authoritative sources including NOAA PMEL, NOAA official winter outlook, and Drought.gov, all consistent in describing La Niña's drying effect on the Southwest, Rockies, Great Plains, and Florida/Southeast. [tier=bronze indep_score=0.539 clusters=2 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- Say Goodbye to a Historic El Niño and Hello to La Niña (seed:science_and_space)
- https://www.pmel.noaa.gov/elnino/lanina-faq (corroboration)
- https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/us-winter-outlook-warmer-drier-south-with-ongoing-la-nina (corroboration)
- https://www.drought.gov/news/el-nino-southern-oscillation-and-drought-outlook-united-states-2025-09-08 (corroboration)