PERMFILE61144

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EXHIBIT K - CLIMATE
The climate of Morgan County is determined mainly by its location
in the central part of a large continent and its position in
relation to the Rocky ~4ountains to the West. Because the county is
separated from major sources of moisture by great distances and
mountain ranges, its climate is characterized by low humidity,
low average precipitation and abundant sunshine.
Cold spells occur in the County when outbreaks of
cold polar air from Canada interrupt the general easterly flow of
air. These cold spells normally do not last long, because strong
westerly winds bring milder weather,
Temperatures and precipitation for Morgan County are summarized
in tables below. Except for snow cover, the data in table are based
on averages of weather records at Fort P4organ in Morgan County.
Data on snow cover are from records at Akron about 30 miles
East of Fort Morgan.
Extremes of 109o in summer and 40o in winter, have been recorded
at Fort Morgan, but these extremes are not representative
of the temperatures likely to occur.
Morgan County is semiarid; its average annual
precipitation is about 13 inches. As in much of the high plains,
a large percentage of annual percipitation falls during growing season
Fort tlorgan, on the average, about 80 percent of the annual
precipitation, or about 10.5 inches, falls in April through September,
and more than 40 percent in April, May and June, when rainfall is
most needed.
Table was prepared by Joe Berry, State Climatologist, U.S.
Weather Bureau.
TAALF. R.-Tvmprr¢turr ¢nd prrcipitalion
Trm prrnture
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maxim um' minimum ~ rem pets- I trmpcre-
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to or higher I to or lower
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January___________ _ •F.
_ 39 •F.
]0 •F.
58 •F.
-]0 7nrAer
0.34
Febrvary_________ _ 44 14 83 - 5 .27
March_____________ 52 22 71 3 71
Aprtl______________
Ma 83
72 33 80 23 ,
1.31
y--------------- 43 87 3I 2.58
Juoe_______________ 83 52 98 43 1. i3
luly_______________ 89 58 99 52 1.76
Au`trat__________-- 86 SR 98 49 1.38
i9eptember_ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ 79 47 92 36 20
1
October---_--_-__-_ 68 35 R2 24 .
i3
Nov®ber__________ 52 21 87 6 , 36
Deeemher__________ 43 13 80 ~ - 2 29
;~ Yeer__________ 84 34 +100 +-12 .
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+ Noon.
Precipitnlion
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.4 vcra gc I number snow on
monthly I I of days days with
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I thou- than- I ~ cover cover
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.5 25
1.8 37
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1.0 2.2
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,3 20
. I 1. 3
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1 5
10.8 15.3
+ Averxgc annual highe<t maximum.
.4 crrage annual low•cst minimum.
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