U.S. Geological Survey
Fact Sheet 117-03
version 1.0

Precipitation History of the Mojave Desert Region, 1893–2001

Figure 2. Precipitation cycle of the Mojave Desert region showing average monthly precipitation as a percentage of total annual precipitation. White lines are the precipitation cycles of individual stations. The two heavy lines are the dominant patterns.

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