1997-01-09_REVISION - M1981279

• Permit No: M1981279
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 1/9/1997
• Doc Name: RECEIPT OTERO CNTY HANCOCK PIT AMENDED 112 PERMIT APPLICATION
• From: DMG
• To: OTERO CNTY
• Type & Sequence: AM1
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

TABLE 9. ~PERATURE AND PRECIPITATION, OTERO C~, COLORADO
[All data from Rocky Ford in Otero County]
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Temperature Precipitation
Two years in 10 will Two years in 10
have at least 4 days will
Month Average Average with-- have-- Days Average

daily daily Average with depth of
maximum minimum Maximum Minimum total snow snow on
temperature to nip erature Less More cover days with
equal to or equal to or than-- than-- snow cover
higher lower
than-- than--
°F. °F. °F. °F. In. In. In. No. In.
January--- 46 14 64 -6 0.43 0.1 0.9 7 3
February-- SI ]9 69 1 .35 .1 .9 5 4
March----- 58 25 75 7 .72 .2 1.1 3 5
April----- 69 36 84 23 1.45 .S 1.7 1 2
May------- 77 46 91 35 2.02 .7 2.9 0 ---
June------ 89 55 100 46 1.26 .3 2.1 0 ---
July------ 94 60 101 54 1.74 .7 2.7 0 ---
August---- 91 59 99 S1 1.70 .9 2.1 0 ---
September- 84 49 96 38 1.07 .2 1.9 0 ---
October--- 73 36 86 25 .79 .1 1.4 (1/) 1
November-- 57 23 73 9 .46 .1 .6 3 5
December-- 49 17 66 1 .32 .l .5 4 3
Year---- 70 37 2/ 103 3/-15 12.31 8.0 16.0 23 4
1/ 2/ 3/
Less than one-half day. Average highest annual maximum. Average lowest annual minimum.
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TABLE 10.--PROBABILITY OF LAST FREEZING TEMPERATURES IN SPRING AND FIRST IN FALL
[All data from Rocky Ford in Otero County]
Dates for given probability and temperature
Probability
16° F.
20° F,
24° F.
28° F.
32° F.
Spring:
1 year in 10 later than----- April 7 April 14 April 24 April 30 May 12
2 years in 10 later than---- April 3 April 9 April 19 April 26 May 7
5 years in 10 later than---- March 24 March 30 April 10 April 16 April 28
Fall:
1 year in ]0 earlier than--- October 31 October 23 October 15 October 4 September 21
2 years in 10 earlier than-- November 4 October 28 October 19 October B September 26
5 years in 10 earlier than-- November 12 November 5 October 27 October 17 October 4
Average number of days between 223 219 200 183 160
last spring and first fall
occurrence.
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