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At no period does the snow lie on the ground for any length of 
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TABLE XIV.—PRECIPITATION IN SHORT-GRASS FORMATION (GREAT PLAINS). 
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Akron . 4650 
Arriba . 5243 
Blaine . 3935 
Burlington . 4160 
Cheyenne Wells . 4279 
Cope . 4250 
Ft. Collins . 4985 
Grover . 5076 
Holly . 3380 
Las Animas . 3899 
Pueblo . 4734 
Wray . 3512 
Yuma . 4138 
Washington .... 22.11 
Lincoln . 16.22 
Baca . 14.02 
Kit Carson .... 19.90 
Cheyenne . 17.70 
Washington .... 19.90 
Larimer . 15.64 
Weld . 14.37 
Prowers . 13.66 
Bent . 13.13 
Pueblo . 12.09 
Yuma . 18.88 
Yuma . 19.13 
Average . 16.67 
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6.27 
38.65 
61.35 
24.9 
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8.19 
41.16 
58.84 
18.5 
4.45 
25.15 
74.85 
25.1 
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40.7 
4.62 
29.54 
70.46 
43.5 
7.08 
49.26 
50.74 
14.0 
6.48 
47.44 
52.56 
13.0 
5.95 
45.32 
54.68 
24.0 
5.37 
44.33 
55.67 
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5.46 
28.98 
71.02 
32.7 
8.46 
48.97 
51.03 
34.0 
5.83 
39.89 
60.11 
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- 
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. 
