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"Figure 8.1
The area (expressed
in percentage) of the
United States, excluding
Alaska and Hawaii, with
an unusually large amount
of total annual precipitation
coming from extreme
precipitation events
(those with more than
5.08 cm {2 inches} of
rainfall {or equivalent
if precipitation is
snowfall} in 24 hours)
is displayed. The smooth
curve shows the same
data, but averaged over
periods of about 10
years."
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