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