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<br /> <br /> <br />Month Maximum one-minute wind <br />velocity (mph) <br /> <br />Mean wind <br />velocity (mph) <br />January 41 9.6 <br />February 49 9.7 <br />March 53 10.3 <br />April 56 10.6 <br />May 43 9.8 <br />June 47 9.3 <br />July 56 8.7 <br />August 42 8.5 <br />September 47 8.4 <br />October 45 8.3 <br />November 48 8.9 <br />December 51 9.3 <br />Annual <br />Based on period <br />of 1936-1965 <br />9.3 <br />The evaporation in the area is moderately high because <br />of the low humidity, high percentage of sunshine days and <br />thin atmosphere. The closest weather station with evaporation <br />data is Fort Collins. These data are summarized on the <br />following Table. <br />