( ( and ( very ( little precipitation ) ) ) . )
(ROOT (S (VP (VB and) (ADJP (RB very) (RB little) (JJ precipitation))) (. .)))
and very little precipitation.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT The) (JJS best) (NN explanation)) (PP (IN for) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB how)) (S (NP (NN air) (NNS masses)) (VP (VBP move) (PP (IN across) (NP (DT the) (VBN united) (NNS states)))))))) (VP (VBZ is) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (DT the) (VBG prevailing) (NNS westerlies)) (VP (VP (VBP move) (NP (NN air) (NNS masses)) (PP (IN from) (NP (NN west))) (PP (TO to) (ADJP (JJ east))) (PP (IN across) (NP (DT the) (VBN united) (NNS states)))) (CC but) (VP (MD may) (VP (VB be) (VP (VBN deflected) (PP (IN by) (NP (DT the) (NN jet) (NN stream)))))))))) (. .)))