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<br /> <br />~8 <br />CLINGITE INFORitiL=1TI0Y <br />SEC 12 & 1J, TJSN, R17W, NMPht <br />STONE GRAVEL PIT <br />DAREN STONE -PROPRIETOR <br />EXHIBIT K <br />Average annual precipitation is about 14 to 18 inches. Of this, 35% to 40% falls behveen <br />~Llay 1 and September 30. Summer moisture is nostly from thundershowers in late July, <br />August, and September. A dry period from play to early July is typical; and June is <br />normally the driest month. Wide yearly and monthly deviations are common. <br />The most active growth of major native plants usually starts in April. It extends through <br />most ofJune for some plants, but ends in late May for others. :Marry plants can again take <br />advantage of late summer rain if in good vigor. <br />Mean annual temperatures are about 45 l0 48° F. Frost free period is 100 to !30 days. <br />Annual range in temperature is usually from about 90° to -IS° F, although higher and <br />lower extremes are sometimes recorded. A few areas are warmer and slightly more moist <br />than typical. Typical warm, dry weather in late spring and early summer puts warm- <br />season plants at a distinct disadvantage compared to plants that grow earlier on stored <br />winter moisture and spring rains. Deep storage of winter moisture allows sagebrush and <br />small trees to compete strongly with shallower-rooted grasses during this dry period where <br />other factors encourage their spread. <br />* from Technical Guide Section tI E , "Range Sve No. 284-A (2)", Soil (Natural Resources) ConsetvaROn Service, <br />U..S.D.A. <br />