These data are from an article in the journal Geography that illustrates precipitation modeling.
Calif_precipA data.frame with 30 rows, each a weather station in California
station: the name of the station
precip average annual precipitation in inches
altitude in feet
latitude the station's north-south location (degrees North)
distance: distance in miles from the coast
orientation: related to the rain shadow effect of the mountains.
"W" means westward facing (toward the prevailing winds). "L" mean "leeward," that is,
facing away from the prevailing winds.