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<br />000470 <br /> <br />G. DISTRIBUTION OF PRECIPITATION <br />DURING THE WATER YEAR <br /> <br />It will be noted from Figure 31 that the <br />mean value of the precipitation received in each <br />of the months of the water year is higher than the <br />corresponding median value. (See also Table IV). <br /> <br />The distribution of precipitation within the <br />water year may be seen in Figure 31. For ex- <br />ample. stations in the southern part of the basin <br />such as Escalante and Montrose receive a major <br />portion of their annual precipitation in August, <br /> <br />17 <br /> <br />September, and October and are relatively dry <br />in the winter months. In contrast, high-altitude <br />stations such as Steamboat Springs and also <br />stations in Northern Wyoming such as Bedford <br />and Border receive major amounts of precipitation <br />during the winter season. <br /> <br />There is a marked contrast for Fort Collins. <br />a station on the eastern slope of the Continental <br />Divide. For Fort Collins the major precipitation <br />amounts are received in the spring months of <br />April and May. <br />