figures 2 and 3
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| Figure 2. Average annual precipitation recorded at 97 weather stations (see fig. 1) on the Colorado Plateau from 1900 to 2000. Unusually wet and dry years are labeled. Hori-zontal lines show the average precipitation for three multidecadal precipitation regimes. |
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| Figure 3. Standardized anomaly index (SAI) of seasonal precipitation for the Colorado Plateau. Blue lines are cool seasons and red lines are warm seasons. Solid circles are the 10 wettest and driest seasons for the period 1900–2000. |
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