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<br />D8 <br /> <br />FLOODS OF 1965 IN THE UNITED STATES <br /> <br />The 100-year I-hour rainfall in the vicinity of Raton, N. Mex., is 2.3 in- <br />ches. Between 1900 and 2000 hours on June 17, 2.32 inches of rain fell. The <br />precipitation of 5.60 inches recorded on June 17 was a new record for that <br />station and was about 1.2 times the expected loo-year 24-hour rainfall. <br />Thus, the very heavy and intense rainfalls were extremely rare events. <br />To illustrate graphically the intensity of rainfall in June 1965 at some <br />points, cumulative values were plotted for June 14-18 for 12 reporting <br />stations in Colorado and three in New Mexico. The graphs are shown in <br />figures 2 through 5; weather stations are shown on plate 2. <br /> <br />6 <br /> <br />------:;::::::::...... <br />--- -- <br /> <br />Eastonville 3 NW <br />r---,=-- <br /> <br />r I F~y~t!.!r:!...'::........J _ <br />/ r. ;--<:0,,,; <br />jJ <br /> <br />: / Manitou Springs <br />I I <br />/ jJ <br />IJI <br />,...p- I <br />-) I <br />- I <br />J <br /> <br /> <br />~ <br />% <br />~ <br />~ 5 <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />z <br />o 4 <br />S <br />~ <br />~ <br />~ <br />~ ' <br />~ <br />> <br />~ <br />~ ' <br />~ <br />~ <br />~ <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />r <br /> <br />14 <br /> <br />15 <br /> <br />16 <br />JUNE 1965 <br /> <br />17 <br /> <br />18 <br /> <br />FIGURE 2. - Cumulative precipitation at selected weather stations (pI. 2) in Arkansas River <br />basin above John Martin Reservoir, Colo. <br /> <br />w <br />~ <br />% <br />~ <br />~ 4 <br />~ <br />Z <br />0 <br />~ , <br />~ <br />~ <br />0 <br />" , <br />= <br />~ <br />~ <br />> <br />5 <br />~ <br />~ <br />~ <br />~ <br /> 0 <br /> 14 <br /> <br />" / <br />J-/ <br /> <br />Doherty Ranch <br />r--~ <br />/ <br />/ ,..___~oe~~:::...___ <br /> <br />Tercio4 NW <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />15 <br /> <br />16 <br />JUNE 1965 <br /> <br />17 <br /> <br />18 <br /> <br />FIGURE 3. - Cumulative precipitation at selected weather stations (pI. 2) in Purgatoire River <br />basin, Colorado. <br />