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<br />l~ <br />f <br /> <br />l~V.fi <br /> <br />generally prevent extremely .cold polar air masses from <br /> <br />reaching the project area. The climate in the vicinity of the Ute <br />Indian Reservations is characterized by warm summers and cold <br /> <br />winters. Precipitation occurs year round. Maximum summertime <br /> <br />temperatures average approximately 85 degrees F and winter nighttime <br />lows average between 10 to 20 degrees F. The frost free growing <br />season generally extends from late May to near the end of September. <br />The elevation and proximity of reservation lands to local mountains <br /> <br /> <br />markedly impact climate. Generally, as elevation increases and as <br /> <br /> <br />lands become closer to the mountains, precipitation increases and <br /> <br /> <br />temperature decreases with a corresponding decrease in the length of <br /> <br />the frost free season. <br /> <br />r <br />f <br />l <br />t <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />f <br /> <br />''-\ <br />l- <br />f <br />l <br />{ <br /> <br />I. <br /> <br />J <br />t <br /> <br />The purpose of establishing general reservation area climatic <br /> <br />conditions is to identify zones with similar climatic <br />characteristics. These zones will be evaluated individually in <br />regard to existing soil/water conditions to develop estimates of <br />crop yield and agronomic requirements. The characteristics of <br />reservation area climate and the identification of the climatic <br /> <br />zones are developed in this section. <br /> <br />,I'" <br />.' <br /> <br /> <br />l' <br />{. <br />t <br />t <br /> <br />3- 4 <br />