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• Mean annual temperature for the area is 54 °F with recorded extremes <br />ranging from over 100°F to below -20°F. The average annual growing season <br />(Above 20°F) for the area is approximately 200 days. <br />Wind <br />Meteorological reporting stations for Canon City and Florence did not <br />record wind data, so data from the United States Department of Commerce <br />at the Pueblo Municipal Airport was utilized as the most representative <br />available baseline data. Pueblo is the closest active reporting station <br />for which wind data was available. Average monthly wind direction and <br />velocity for Pueblo is shown on Table 20, Average Monthly Wind Direction <br />and Velocity. This data is representative of 30 years of recorded wind <br />measurements over a period from 1930 to 1960. <br />Prevailing wind direction for Pueblo is from the west except during the <br />• months of May, June, July and September, when prevailing winds are from <br />the southeast. Average annual wind velocity is 8.7 mph. Specific <br />variations in wind velocity and direction are graphically illustrated by <br />the wind rose presented as Figure 13, Wind Direction and Velocity Summary. <br />• <br />2.04.8-4 <br />