21. This creates a rain shadow over Salinas Valley to the east, which is considerably drier. 22. A number of drier valleys lie to the west, in the rain shadow of the range. 23. Reno is a friendly little desert city in the rain shadow of the Sierra Nevada mountains. 24. Leaving their rain shadow , the river's flow increases substantially in the monsoonal climate of east Nepal. 25. The eastern side lies in a rain shadow getting much less rain than the western side. 26. The area lies in the rain shadow of the Olympic Mountains, receiving about of annual precipitation. 27. This rain shadow is largely responsible for Nevada being the driest state in the United States. 28. Annual rainfall is as low as on the eastern foothills due to a rain shadow effect. 29. It has a dry and mild climate, typical of places in the rain shadow of the Pennines. 30. Like all of Eastern Washington, the Teanaway Valley sits in the rain shadow of the Cascade Mountains.
