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Precipitation Assignment

Precipitation Assignment

Q Module 1- Precipitation Assignment Find a graph of Bakersfield’s annual rainfall on the internet and insert it into this document (please make sure it’s for Bakersfield, CA and not some other location named Bakersfield). Using your graph, answer the following questions: 1. In what months does it usually rain in Bakersfield? 2. Which months are the driest? 3. How much precipitation does Bakersfield get annually? Take a look at Figure 6 from Chapter 1 in your textbook and answer the following questions. 4. Where does it usually rain topographically speaking? 5. Describe the rain shadow effect in your own words. 6. Thinking about the rain shadow effect, highlight where you think precipitation would occur on the topographic image below.

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1. In what months does it usually rain in Bakersfield? From the graph of Bakersfield, it is clearly evident that it usually rains in the month of February in Bakersfield ("Bakersfield Climate", n.d.). 2. Which months are the driest? The driest months are June, July, and August ("Bakersfield Climate", n.d.). 3. How much precipitation does Bakersfield get annually? Bakersfield gets 7.2 inch precipitation annually ("Bakersfield Climate", n.d.). Take a look at Figure 6 from Chapter 1 in your textbook and answer the following questions.