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<br />over the basin due to the topography, The precipitation is usuall <br /> <br />defici~nt for the needs of growing crops. The mountainous area of <br />the headwaters is characterized by heavy local storms in summer altl <br />heavy snowfall in winter. The average annual precipitation variesl <br />from 24.79 inches at Cuehars Camps,. Colorado, in the headwaters re.~ion <br />of the Cuchara River, to 11.67 inches at Pueblo, Colorado, lying rl t~ <br />side of the basin about 28 miles west of the mouth of the Huerfano <br />River. The greatest precipitation occurs between March and Septa ere <br />The average monthly precipitation, together with the percent of I <br />average annual and the average annual precipitation at typical Weathe~ <br /> <br />Bureau stations in and near the watershed is given in Table No.3. <br /> <br />TABLE NO.3 <br /> <br />AVERAGE MONT.HLY AND ANNUAL PRECIPITATION AT <br />TYPICAL UNITED STATES WEATHER BUREAU S1'ATIONS FOR THE <br />HUERFANO RIVER BASIN <br /> <br />Station Cuehars Camps (1): Huerfano(near) (2): Puebl <br />Elevation, feet <br />above mean sea <br />level . 8,200 6,010 4,663 <br />Number of years <br />of record 27 17 64 <br /> <br />Month <br /> <br />: Average <br />:Precipi- <br />:tation <br />. (inches) <br /> <br />Percent:Average <br />of :Prscipi- <br />annual :tation <br />l( inches) <br /> <br />Peroent:Average :P rcent <br />of :Precipi'- ,I ' of <br />annual :tation :a ual <br />(inches) . I <br /> <br /> . . . <br /> I I : : : I <br />January I 0.79 I 3.19 : 0.52 : 3.23 : 0.31 : 2.66 <br />February : 1.64 : 6.62 : 0,84' I 5.22 : 0.47 I 4.03 <br />March : 2.40 : 9.68 I 1,33 I $,27 : 0.59 : 5.06 <br />April : 3.14 : 12.67 : 1.63 : 10.13 : 1.31 : 1.23 <br />May : 2.15 I 8.6f7 : 1.41 I 8.76 : 1.60 , 3.71 <br />June : 1.i,7 : 5.93 : 1.30 : $.08 1.36 1.65 <br />July : 3.92 : 15.81 : 2.51 : 15.t6.0; 1.94 ; 6.61 <br />August : 2.78 : 11.21 : 2.58 : 16.04 I 1.82 : ' 5.60 <br />September : 1.43 : 5.77 .. 0.95 : 5.90 : 0.75 : 6.43 <br />Octcber I 2.03 I 8.19 : 1.07 : 6.65 : 0.66 : 5.66 <br />November : 1.61 : 6.49 ; 1.15 : 7.15 : 0.36 : 3.08 <br />December : 1.43 : 5.77 : 0.80 : 4.97 : 0.50 : 4.28 <br />Annual : 24.79 : 100.00 . 16.09 I IOO;OO : 11.67 :1 0.00 <br />. <br /> : I : : : : <br />(1) Discontinued in 1935. <br />(2) Two stations are given in the United States Weather Bt~eau Su maries, <br /> Huerfano and Huerfano (near). Up to 1921 th", elevation of " {~erfanotl <br /> is given as 5677. The stations were discont1nucd in 1933. <br /> - 9 - <br /> <br />i <br /> <br />I <br />