pɹɪsˌɪpɪtˈeɪʃən ɪz spˈɑːɹs ɪnðɪ ɪntˈɪɹiɚ, ˈɔfən lˈɛs ðˌænə jˈɪɹ, bˌʌt wʌt pɹɪsˌɪpɪtˈeɪʃən fˈɔːlz ɪnðə wˈɪntɚ tˈɛndz tə stˈeɪ ðɪ ɛntˈaɪɚ wˈɪntɚ.
Precipitation is sparse in the Interior, often less than  a year, but what precipitation falls in the winter tends to stay the entire winter.