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1 Journal of Scientific Exploration, Vol. 11, No. 1, pp , /97

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8 54 R. D. Nelson (4a) CUMULATIVE RAINFALL SUNDAY BACCALAUREATE Fig. (4b)

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11 Wishing for Good Weather 57 record, and if all years are used, nearly twice as many days are available to estimate the amount of precipitation accumulating in the surrounding area around

12 58 R. D. Nelson because if the analysis is correct, the only good candidate to explain the apparent differences, other than chance, would seem

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