File:EB9 United States - rainfall chart.jpg

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English:
Title: Mean Annual Rainfall Chart of the United States From Chart by Charles A. Schott

Explanation: Areas having an annual Precipitation. 8 [white], 14 [yellow], 20 [green], 26 [pink], 32 [pink], 38 [red], 44 [red], 50 [blue], 56 [blue], 62 [dark blue], 68 [purple]. Nota Bene—Precipitation between longitudes 103° and 123° [i.e., west of Texas] imperfectly known.
Date
Source “United States” in the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. XXIII, Plate IX. (right), between pp. 804 and 805.
Author From an original map by Charles Anthony Schott, engraved by William & Alexander Keith Johnston
Permission
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Public domain This image comes from the 13th edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica or earlier. The copyrights for that book have expired in the United States because the book was first published in the US with the publication occurring before January 1, 1929. As such, this image is in the public domain in the United States.

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Map of the average rainfall in the continental United States, c. 1888

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current21:40, 15 August 2018Thumbnail for version as of 21:40, 15 August 20182,426 × 1,713 (1.12 MB)Bob Burkhardt{{Information |description ={{en|1=A rainfall chart (annual mean) for the United States.}} |date =published 1888 |source =“United States,” ''Encyclopædia Britannica'' (9th ed.), v. 23, 1888, Plate IX. (bottom), between pp. 804 and 805. |author =W. & A. K. Johnston/Charles A. Schott |permission ={{PD-Britannica}} }} Category:Old weather and climate maps Category:Old maps of the United States