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<br />had precipitation totals that were less than 0.05 inch. Because <br />of their relatively minor impact on the storm total these <br />were classified as "Minor" precipitation episodes. Of the <br />remaining 100 episodes, 70 percent had precipitation totals <br />between 0.05 and 0.50 inches. These were classified "Moderate" <br />precipitation episodes while the remaining 30 precipitation <br />episodes, which had totals greater than 0.50 inches, were <br />classified as "Major" precipitation episodes. <br /> <br />The Minor episodes averaged only 2.2 hours in duration <br />(median 2 hours) with a maximum duration of 8 hours and a <br />minimum of 1 hour. They also averaged only 0.017 inches of <br />precipitation per episode with a median of 0.01 inch. The <br />Moderate precipitation episodes had a mean duration of 7.5 <br />hours (median 6 hours) with a maximum duration of 22 hours <br />and a minimum also of 1 hour. Total precipitation during <br />these episodes averaged 0.17 inches per episode but the median <br />was only 0.12 inches. The Major precipitation episodes lasted <br />21.6 hours on the average, with a median of 21 hours. The <br />longest episode lasted 50 hours and the shortest was of 8 <br />hour duration. Precipitation totals during these episodes <br />was significant averaging 1.31 inches with a median of 0.90 <br />inches. Maximum precipitation totaled 4.30 inches at Baker <br />Lake during a 38 hour long episode in the February 23-26 storm <br />while the minimum episode total was 0.55 inches. It is noteworthy <br />that at each of the seven gauge sites the maximum precipitation <br />episode during the entire field season occurred during the <br />February 23-26 storm. <br /> <br />It should be emphasized that all of these episodes occurred <br />at individual gauge sites during storm periods and the so <br />called Minor episodes usually represent those periods when <br /> <br />3-49 <br /> <br />I <br />t <br />, <br />f <br />1 <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />t <br />, <br />f <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />t <br />I <br />, <br />I <br />I <br />