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<br />Precipitation station data in the Uinta Basin show some correlation, although a large part of the
<br />variability among stations is not explained by the correlations. There is a weaker correlation between
<br />the Uinta Basin stations and the stations south of the Basin. Almost no correlation exists between
<br />the Basin stations and the stations located along the Wasatch Mountains. A correlation matrix for
<br />the precipitation stations is presented in Table 3.
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<br />Table 3. Precipitation Station Correlations for 10-Day Periods, 1928-1987
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<br />Stations Cor Logn SLC Hebr Fill Milf Pam Han Duc FlD Myt Roos Ver
<br /> Northwest
<br />Corinne 1.0
<br />Logan USU .642 1.0
<br />Salt Lake City .430 ,057 1.0
<br />Heber ,386 .407 .371 1.0
<br /> Southwest
<br />Fillmore .213 ,226 :no ,261 1.0
<br />Milford ,254 ,160 .160 .195 .425 1,0
<br />Parowan ,082 ,078 .117 .122 .309 .394 1,0
<br />South
<br />Hanbvi1Ie ,028 ,003 ,021 .031 ,093 ,154 ,193 1.0
<br /> Uinta Basin
<br />Duchesne ,088 ,051 ,126 .205 .154 ,202 ,187 ,233 1.0
<br />Fl Duchesne ,083 ,064 ,Ill .225 .183 ,195 ,172 .149 ,530 1.0
<br />Myton ,081 ,057 ,100 ,187 ,144 ,213 ,186 .202 ,651 ,649 1,0
<br />Roosevelt .084 ,051 ,112 .212 ,179 ,zn ,170 .149 ,660 ,733 ,751 1.0
<br />Vernal ,121 .095 ,163 ,257 ,173 ,150 ,120 .099 .428 .582 ,472 .561 1.0
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<br />Storm Climatology
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<br />Precipitation in an area depends upon the large-scale hemispheric wind flow patterns, storm
<br />dynamics and local terrain. Figure 5 is a schematic showing the relative importance of each
<br />precipitation factor.
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