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months. While the area is somewhat protected from extreme major storms, it <br />is subject to rapidly forming and rapidly moving thunderstorms during the <br />summer months, which have high winds and yield intense precipitation for <br />brief periods. <br />The relative humidity is generally low throughout the year. Winds in <br />Paonia average 10 miles per hour, and have been recorded as high as 60 <br />miles per hour. Winter temperatures are moderate, however lows of -30°F <br />have been recorded. Monthly distributions of temperature and precipitation <br />in Paonia are shown in Figure I-1. The data for this figure was obtained <br />from records of the United States Department of Commerce, National Oceanic <br />and Atmospheric Administration. <br />u <br /> <br />I-2 <br />