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Although very heavy snowfall occurs frequently in winter, <br />stationary high pressure systems bring clear skies accompanied by <br />relatively warm days and cold nights. <br />Precipitation. Precipitation is directly related to local <br />topography. In general, winter precipitation falls as snow over <br />large areas at a tile, whereas summer precipitation is moat likely <br />to fall as scattered, local shovers or thundershowers. At all times <br />of the year precipitation is normally heaviest over and near <br />mountain ranges. As show in Table 5, Precipitation Summary, 1951- <br />1970; Table 6, Precipitation Summary, 1971-1978; and Table 7, <br />Precipitation and Temperature Summiary; the total precipitation at <br />Steamboat Springs is significantly higher than at Hayden. The <br />higher precipitation rate is due to the close proximity of Steamboat <br />Springs to the Park Range. <br />Based on 46 years of data through 19b0, inclusive, the mean <br />annual precipitation at Hayden is 15.45 inches. Monthly variations <br />in normal precipitation are slight with no distinct annual <br />precipitation patterns. April, May and October have the highest <br />normals with 1.50, 1.47, and 1.46 inches, respectively, while <br />November, February, and August have the lowest normals of 1.09, <br />1.14, and 1.19 inches respectively. <br />Reference to Tables 5, 6 and 7, as previously mentioned under <br />• this Rule, shows that Steamboat Springs, despite being only 25 miles <br />from Hayden and about 500 feet higher in elevation, receives a mean <br />2.04-59 <br />