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<br />in April 1957 and amounted to <br />at Las Animas is 20.2 inches. <br />Las Animas are given in table <br />plate 2. <br /> <br />2-04. TemperatUl'e.- Temperatures within the subbasin vary con- <br />siderably. Monument 2 WSW (elev. 7,400 feet) has an average mean daily <br />maximum temperature of 60.4 degrees. Las Animas 1 N (elev. 3,892 feet) <br />has an average mean daily maximum temperature of 70.7 degrees. The maxi- <br />mum recorded temperature at Monument 2 WSW is 100 degrees and that for <br />Las Animas is 114 degrees. Tables 5 and 6 contain temperature data for <br />Las Animas 1 N and Monument 2 WSW. . <br /> <br />16.8 inches. The average annual snowfall <br />Monthly and annual snowfall data for <br />4. Snow survey cOUrses are shown on <br /> <br />2-(5. Humidity.- The subbasin is characterized by low relative <br />humidity. The nearest station for which data on relative humidity are <br />available is Pueblo Memorial Airport (elev. 4,684 feet) about 72 miles <br />WNW of Las Animas. These records are considered indicative of the Las <br />Animas area and are summarized in table 7. <br /> <br />2-06. Evaporation.- Evaporation data for the warmer months at <br />John Martin Dam and Reservoi~ (elev. 3,814 feet) are given in table 8. <br /> <br />2-01. Wind.- The nearest station that records wind data is Pueblo <br />Memorial Airport. These data are summarized in table 9. <br /> <br /> TABLE 4 <br /> PRECIPITATION DATAl <br /> LAS ANIMAS 1 N, COLORADO <br /> Precipitation (Inches) <br /> Maximum Observed Average <br /> Maximum Monthly 24-Hour Snowfall <br />Period Average Amount Year Amount Year (Inches) <br />Jan 0.27 1.60 1944 1.17 1944 3.2 <br />Feb 0.39 2.13 1903 1.15 1915 4.4 <br />Mar 0.57 2.43 1891 1.27 1926 3.2 <br />Apr 1.33 7.54 1900 3.20 1914 1.4 <br />May 2.03 5.63 1944 3.40 1914 0.2 <br />Jun 1.51 5.67 1965 2.32 1926 T <br />Jul 2.10 6.30 1872 3.60 1958 0 <br />Aug 1.71 5.98 1916 3.00 1929 T <br />Sep 0.94 4.87 1941 1.50 1898 T <br />Oct 0.71 3.75 1870 1.45 1928 0.5 <br />Nov 0.40 3.06 1946 1.87 1946 2.9 <br />Dec 0.38 3.69 1913 2.54 1913 4.4 <br />Annual 12.34 21.39 1923 3.60 1958 20.2 <br />Iperiod of record through 1965. <br /> 7 <br />