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Colorado.—Convective and cyclonic storm activity combine to produce a wet season winter season from spring through early fall in the state as a whole, although the not infrequent occurrences of winter cyclones serve to bolster the winter's rainfall. The annual average is 16.53 inches for the state, with a maximum of 2.12 inches in July and a minimum of 0.78 inch in November. The western portions of the state are characterized by a wet season winter season in winter and early spring.

Michigan,—With an average annual precipi-of 30.50 inches, Michigan's wet season wintertest month ly, with 3.31 inches, and its driest is Feb-ith 1.69 inches. Cyclonic spring storms ;ermine May as the rainest month, and of activity in the fall produces a sec-:imum of rainfall in September, when e amount of 3.21 inches is recorded, [innesota.—The average annual precipita-this state is 25.44 inches, of which 4.16 in June, the rainiest month. Winter l-marked dry season, typified by the January, the driest month, with 0.74 combination with local convective activ-sSpring cyclonic storms bring the rainfall to that season. Mississippi.—Third wet season wintertest of the states, Mississippi's annual average rainfall is 53.25 inches. From winter through early spring is the wet season wintertest season, with 5.87 inches falling in March, the rainiest month. October is the driest, with 2.56 inches. Developments of cyclones along the Gulf Coast are important contributors to the cold-season rainfall maximum. Convective activity in summer brings about a secondary maximum of 5.07_ inches in July.

Air lines, analyzing it in practical terms of full fare and thrift fare for transatlantic flights, consider that the seven months from April 1 to October 31 are "on season" months in their entirety, in both directions. The other five months, November through March 31, constitute the off season or thrift season. To benefit by the big reduction in thrift-season fares you must make both flights during that fall-winter period, but the saving is very impressive, averaging 10 to 15 per cent. This seasonal saving operates for both first class and tourist class, or combinations of the two. Going all the way by tourist class—Pan American's Rainbow tourist service was extended in the spring of 1954 around the world—as against going all the way by first class, can save you almost another 30 per cent. Assembling these possible savings, we find that it costs a good 40 per cent less to go all the way by tourist class off season than it does to go all the way by first class on season. A specific example, New York to London and back, as of today's tariffs, reveals that the lowest fare, as above, would cost you $425, whereas the highest would cost you $711. Try that on your arithmetic!