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<br /> Table 2 <br /> Precipitation Stations. Annual Anrage. Maximum, and ~linimum <br /> Dolores Rinr Basin, Colorado <br /> Basin ~ormal Annual PrecinitalionlB:"IiAPl = 28,8 in (See Illate 4) <br />~ame of Station Years of Observed Precinitation (in A~.erage <br />Elevation Record Maximum \linimum Annual <br />Recording Frequency (year) (year) Precipitation <br />Corlez' 22.8 4.7 12.8 <br />6153ft 71 years 1951 1976 (1930-2001) <br />Daily <br />DoIo<~ 298 66 185 <br />6940 ft 53 years 19.13 1977 (1949-2001) <br />Daily <br />Durango 30.8 7.1 18.8 <br />6600 " 91 years 1941 1900 (1900-1991) <br />Hourly <br />Mancos' 262 92 164 <br />6990 ft 47 years 1973 1974 (1949-2001) <br />Daily <br />MesaVerde National Park 259 56 17.9 <br />1115h 53 years 1957 1971 (1949-2001) <br />Houl1y <br />Ouray 33.5 11.1 22.5 <br />7840ft 53 years 1964 1977 (1949-2001) <br />Hourly <br />PleasanlView. 21.2 55 12.0 <br />6860" 50 years 1973 1977 (1951-2002) <br />Hoorly <br />Rico' 39.' 5.6 26.0 <br />6600 " 52 years 1986 1996 (1949-2001) <br />Daily <br />Silverton' 41.5 12.0 24.0 <br />92781l 91 years 1911 1956 (1907.2001) <br />Hoorly <br />Telluride' 40.8 14.6 231 <br />8672" 93 years 1938 1925 (1907-2001) <br />Hourly <br />'StalionshavemissifVlVAars <br /> <br />Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (!\:OAA). National Weather Service (NWS) <br />provided by lhe National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). <br /> <br />Table 3, a tabulation of station average monthly precipitation, shows that precipitation is fairly <br /> <br />evenly distributed throughout the year. Rain can occur from late spring through November with <br /> <br />an occasional thunderstonn in November or December: the thunderstonn season is generally from <br /> <br />mid July through the end of October. <br /> <br />10 <br />