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TABLE XIV.—PRECIPITATION IN SHORT-GRASS FORMATION (GREAT PLAINS). 
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Akron . 
. 4650 
Washington ... . 
22.11 
Arriba . 
. 5243 
Lincoln . 
16.22 
6.27 
38.65 
61.35 
Blaine . 
. 3935 
Baca . 
14.02 
Burlington . 
. 4160 
Kit Carson .... 
19.90 
8.19 
41.16 
58.84 
Cheyenne Wells . . 
. 4279 
Cheyenne . 
17.70 
4.45 
25.15 
74.85 
Cope . 
. 4250 
Washington .. . . 
19.90 
Ft. Collins . 
. 4985 
Larimer . 
15.64 
4.62 
29.54 
70.46 
Grover . 
. 5076 
Weld . 
14.37 
7.08 
49.26 
50.74 
Holly . 
. 3380 
Prowers . 
13.66 
6.48 
47.44 
52.56 
Las Animas . 
. 3899 
Bent . 
13.13 
5.95 
45.32 
54.68 
Pueblo . 
. 4734 
Pueblo . 
12.09 
5.37 
44.33 
55.67 
Wray . 
3512 
Yuma . 
18.88 
5.46 
28.98 
71.02 
Yuma . 
. 4138 
Yuma . 
19.13 
8.46 
48.97 
51.03 
Average . 
, 16.67 
5.83 
39.89 
60.11 
32.7 
24.9 
22.9 
18.5 
25.1 
40.7 
43.5 
14.0 
13.0 
24.0 
23.0 
32.7 
34.0 
26.6 
The distribution of the precipitation throughout the year in 
grass-steppe territory is shown in Fig. 10, where it may be com¬ 
pared with that in the sagebrush type of country. Droughts fre- 
Fig. 10.—Two chief types of rainfall in Colorado. The dotted line 
shows the grass-steppe (Great Plains) type of rainfall, and the solid line 
the sagebrush type of rainfall. The first curve, showing monthly precipi¬ 
tation, is an average of 13 grass-steppe stations. The solid-line curve, 
showing the monthly precipitation in the sagebrush plant community, is 
an average of 11 stations. 
