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warming influence of the land with low elevation 

 which increases its capacity for moisture and reduces 

 the precipitation. The mean precipitation is shown 

 in Fig. 12. 



The precipitation is greater in summer than in 

 winter, in many ways a propitious fact. It insures 



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Fig. 12. Average annual precipitation in different parts of 



the State. 



a better supply of moisture for crop growth, and by 

 reducing the accumulation of snow in winter reduces 

 the damage from floods due to melting snow, although 

 it may sometimes expose winter crops to a little more 

 severe climate and physical stress due to the lack 

 of the snow covering. 



