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~ • <br />EXHIBIT K -CLIMATE INFORMATION <br />Aggregate's Milliken site is in an semi-arid continental climate strongly influenced by the Rocky <br />Mountains. The area is usually warm in the summer with frequent hot days. In winter, periods of <br />very cold weather are caused by arctic air moving in form the north or northwest. Milder periods <br />occur when westerly winds are warmed as they move downslope off the mountains to the west. <br />Weather monitoring data is not available from the site. The nearest weather monitoring station is in <br />Greeley. The Greeley UNC Station is at elevation 4715 feet and has been operated for over 40 <br />years. Normal temperature and precipitation data have been established for this station. According <br />to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Climatological Data Annual Summary, <br />Colorado, 1998, total precipitation around Greeley, Colorado, averages 14 inches. Most of the <br />precipitation occurs as rainfall during the warmer part of the year with the heaviest rainfalls in the <br />late spring and early summer. Winter snowfall is frequent but the snowcover usually melts quickly <br />during the milder periods. The annual temperature for the area averages 49 degrees Fahrenheit. <br /> J F M A M J J A S O N D A <br /> A E A P A U U U E C O E N <br /> N B R R Y N L G P T V C N <br /> U <br /> A <br /> L <br />AVERAGE <br />TOTAL <br />PRECIP <br />(INCHES) 0.4 0.3 1.1 I.5 2.6 2.0 l.5 1.2 1.3 0.9 0.7 0.5 13 <br />AVERAGE <br />TEMP <br />(°F) 26 32 39 49 58 68 74 71 62 51 37 28 49 <br />AGGREGATE INDUSTRIES, INC. -- MILLIKEN RESOURCE 112 PERMIT PAGE 37 <br />