These data are from an article in the journal Geography that illustrates precipitation modeling.
Calif_precip
A 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.