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-TABLE IV- 
AVERASE MONTHLY PRECIPITATION AT ONTONAGON FOR 6 YEARS 
_Jan- 
Feb. 
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May 
June 
cm -- 6.96 
4-66 
3.89 
2.61 
6.72 
6.25 
— July 
iH* 
Sept. 
Oot. 
Nov. 
Beo. Yr. 
cm — 11.37 
8.42 
9.27 
4.37 
5.86 
7.02 74.57 
1.&0 above data, while not extending over as groat a 
period of time as might be deuxrublo, would seem to indicate 
that the average yearly rainfall for the region is about 76 
cm* The figures show that the average precipitation along 
the coast during the months from November to February is 305? 
greater than the precipitation at Bergland 26 ion. bacic from 
the coast- This may help tc explain certain striking differ¬ 
ences between the vegetation near the shore and that further 
inland- Slightly more than one-half the average rainfall 
occurs during the 5 months of the growing season (from May 
to September), apparently coming earlier in the season at 
inland points- The greatest average precipitation was in 
July. 
The average number of cloudy days per month for 5 
