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<br />the increased elevation and the east exposure. Precipitation is probably <br />• about the same as at the Queen's Canyon Quarry, that is, about 2 to 3 <br />inches greater than Colorado Springs, but the precipitation is much more <br />effective because of afternoon shading caused by the east exposure. <br />Effective precipitation, therefore, is probably more like about 5 to 6 <br />inches greater than Colorado Springs. <br />Wind influences are probably greater than the other two <br />quarries because the prevailing winds would strike the quarry at an angle <br />of about 30° which could cause some degree of angular acceleration. Wind <br />speeds would probably be up to about 5 to 10 mph greater than Colorado <br />Springs and about 5 mph greater than the Queen's Canyon Quarry (except <br />the upper part of the Queen's Canyon Quarry). The east facing aspect, <br />however, helps to counteract the drying effects of the wind by lowering <br />temperatures and thereby elevating the humidity to some degree. <br />During the winter months, this site probably, on the average, <br />is a little colder than the Queen's Canyon Quarry or Colorado Springs. <br />In party this is attributable to the east facing slope, but mostly it <br />would be due to the presence of only a relatively few hours of sunshine <br />from early November through mid February. <br />Temperature inversions probably have little influence on the <br />quarry site unless the inversion is quite deep or is moved by gentle <br />south winds toward the north where it could back-up behind the Palmer <br />Lake Divide. In general, however, inversions would constitute a minor <br />aspect of the climate. <br />Chinook winds, however, could influence the lower portions of <br />the quarry. The winds usually come from the west and therefore will not <br />. have great influence on the main quarry due to shielding by the mountains. <br />These winds would strike the processing area, which eventually will <br />P-K-4 <br />