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Rainfall (R) values for major cities

                    PLACE      R-VALUE
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               BIRMINGHAM, AL:   350
                   MOBILE, AL:   615
               MONTGOMERY, AL:   395
                FLAGSTAFF, AZ:    30
                  PHOENIX, AZ:    22
                     YUMA, AZ:    11
                TOMBSTONE, AZ:    65
                   WILCOX, AZ:    50
                   PEARCE, AZ:    50
               FORT SMITH, AR:   285
              LITTLE ROCK, AR:   315
              BAKERSFIELD, CA:     5
              BLUE CANYON, CA:    40
                   EUREKA, CA:    95
                   FRESNO, CA:    12
                MT.SHASTA, CA:    30
                SAN DIEGO, CA:    20
            SAN FRANCISCO, CA:    45
                   DENVER, CO:    40
           GRAND JUNCTION, CO:    10
                   PUEBLO, CO:    40
                 HARTFORD, CT:   130
               WILMINGTON, DE:   180
             JACKSONVILLE, FL:   450
                    MIAMI, FL:   600
              TALLAHASSEE, FL:   450
                    TAMPA, FL:   500
                  ATLANTA, GA:   295
                  AUGUSTA, GA:   290
                    MACON, GA:   325
                 SAVANNAH, GA:   400
           EWA PLANTATION, HI:   150
           HALEAKALA FARM, HI:   400
                     HANA, HI:   400
                 HONOLULU, HI:   150
             HONOMU MAUKA, HI:   200
        KAANAPALI AIRPORT, HI:   100
                   KAHUKU, HI:   250
                 KAINALIU, HI:   300
                KALAUPAPA, HI:   200
                   KEALIA, HI:   300
                   KEKAHA, HI:   150
                    KOLOA, HI:   400
                 KUALAPUU, HI:   200
          KUKUIHAELE MILL, HI:   400
                    BOISE, ID:    12
                POCATELLO, ID:    12
                  CHICAGO, IL:   150
               EVANSVILLE, IN:   200
               FORT WAYNE, IN:   125
             INDIANAPOLIS, IN:   155
               DES MOINES, IA:   160
                  DUBUQUE, IA:   160
               DODGE CITY, KS:   115
                   TOPEKA, KS:   190
                  WICHITA, KS:   195
                LEXINGTON, KY:   165
               LOUISVILLE, KY:   175
              BATON ROUGE, LA:   625
              NEW ORLEANS, LA:   700
               SHREVEPORT, LA:   380
                  CARIBOU, ME:    60
                 PORTLAND, ME:   100
                BALTIMORE, MD:   185
                   BOSTON, MA:   115
                  DETROIT, MI:    90
             GRAND RAPIDS, MI:    95
                   DULUTH, MN:    95
              MINNEAPOLIS, MN:   115
                   MORRIS, MN:    90
                  JACKSON, MS:   440
                 COLUMBIA, MO:   205
              KANSAS CITY, MO:   195
                ST. LOUIS, MO:   200
                 BILLINGS, MT:    15
              GREAT FALLS, MT:    22
                    HAVRE, MT:    10
                   HELENA, MT:    14
                KALISPELL, MT:    15
               MILES CITY, MT:    24
             GRAND ISLAND, NE:   125
             NORTH PLATTE, NE:    85
              SCOTTSBLUFF, NE:    45
                     ELKO, NV:     9
                LAS VEGAS, NV:     8
                     RENO, NV:    10
               WINNEMUCCA, NV:     8
                  CONCORD, NH:   100
         MOUNT WASHINGTON, NH:    90
                   NEWARK, NJ:   160
              ALBUQUERQUE, NM:    26
                  ROSWELL, NM:    45
                   ALBANY, NY:   100
                  BUFFALO, NY:    75
                 NEW YORK, NY:   160
                 SYRACUSE, NY:    75
                ASHEVILLE, NC:   200
               GREENSBORO, NC:   210
                  RALEIGH, NC:   265
                 BISMARCK, ND:    50
                WILLISTON, ND:    35
                CLEVELAND, OH:   100
                 COLUMBUS, OH:   125
                   TOLEDO, OH:   105
            OKLAHOMA CITY, OK:   235
                    TULSA, OK:   260
                    BURNS, OR:     5
                  MEDFORD, OR:    30
                PENDLETON, OR:     8
                 PORTLAND, OR:    65
                    SALEM, OR:    55
             PHILADELPHIA, PA:   170
               PITTSBURGH, PA:   155
               PROVIDENCE, RI:   145
               CHARLESTON, SC:   400
                 COLUMBIA, SC:   290
                    HURON, SD:    80
               RAPID CITY, SD:    45
              CHATTANOOGA, TN:   255
                KNOXVILLE, TN:   180
                  MEMPHIS, TN:   285
                NASHVILLE, TN:   225
                 AMARILLO, TX:   100
                   AUSTIN, TX:   285
              BROWNSVILLE, TX:   280
           CORPUS CHRISTI, TX:   270
                   DALLAS, TX:   290
                  EL PASO, TX:    10
                GALVESTON, TX:   500
                  HOUSTON, TX:   475
              SAN ANTONIO, TX:   250
                     WACO, TX:   290
           SALT LAKE CITY, UT:    20
                  MILFORD, UT:     8
                  NORFOLK, VA:   250
                 RICHMOND, VA:   220
                  OLYMPIA, WA:    70
                  PULLMAN, WA:    15
                  SPOKANE, WA:    10
            STAMPEDE PASS, WA:    50
              WALLA WALLA, WA:    10
              PULLMAN.REQ, WA:    15
               CHARLESTON, WV:   140
                GREEN BAY, WI:    95
                LA CROSSE, WI:   155
                  MADISON, WI:   135
                MILWAUKEE, WI:   105
                 CHEYENNE, WY:    25
               WASHINGTON, DC:   185

Source: Extracted from RUSLE binary and data files, available for download at: http://www.sedlab.olemiss.edu/rusle/

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