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parll Mani Cata 10 Well .n' Ruxt Blac Four. .a Ruxt In mile , " Mani and "", deve .0 will .a squc ~e CaVE can~ ,n nei~ .bl for Four -- Sutl mill " is j ,r, deVI Bec] are. the 10 cam1 rr Cen1 :.a Range, and the Palmer Divide. Due to their proximity and elevation, the Rocky Mountains have the greatest effect 0 overall weather of El Paso County. As weather from the P travels east across the mountains, air is drained of mois the western side. This air reaches El Paso County with a diminished amount of water vapor, resulting in little precipitation and semi-arid conditions in the area. A particular type of phenomenon associated with the front and the Rampart Range is the Albuquerque low which most of the area's moisture. Essentially, a low pressure travels south of Colorado from west to east, passing near Albuquerque, New Mexico. Because of the counterclockwise air around low pressure centers, warm, moist air from the Mexico is drawn up along the eastern slope of the Rockies the air rises along the Front Range, it cools and loses i moisture in the form of rain or snow. The mountains act retaining barrier and hold the moisture over Colorado Spr often resulting in considerable precipitation for several When Canadian weather moves in, cold air is frequent trapped along the Front Range. An up-slope condition may in which cold air moving up the east side of the mountain encounters warmer air moving east over the ridge. This w air traps the colder air down on the eastern slope and th western half of the county and can result in extended per precipitation or colder temperatures. This is often in conjunction with the Cheyenne high pressure system that p some precipitation, although not nearly the amount of the Albuquerque low. Crel easl .~ Mon1 com) ~ i abo1 FoUl evil al The Palmer Divide ridge runs east to west and separa Arkansas and Platte River drainages. The divide reaches altitude of 7,500 feet and interacts with the local weath resulting in cooler temperatures and more precipitation f northern part of the county. The combined influences of the Rampart Range and the Divide give El Paso County some of the most diversified w' patterns in the state and provide for constant change. T: combined effect produced the largest rainstorm on record Colorado on May 30, 1935. Twenty-four inches of rain fel. town of Elbert with the majority of the precipitation com between 12:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. The same storm dumped e inches of rain of the Black Forest near the Air Force Aca. seven inches on the northwest part of Colorado Springs. DEVELOPMENT Neil. Old :0 real' j The major streams affecting the communities of the P. Peak region are Fountain and Monument Creeks and some of 1 5