_PERMIT FILE - M1987079

• Permit No: M1987079
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Name: REGULAR OPERATION 112 RECLAMATION PERMIT APPLICATION FORM
• Type & Sequence: CN1
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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Data for mean annual temperature and precipitation was derived from
' various National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration publications for a
station located at Lamar (elev. 3,617 ft.). Other various information was
' obtained from the publication Climates of the States. Colorado, by Joseph
' Berry, U.S. Department of Commerce, Climatography of the United States, No.
60-5.
The mean annual temperature is about 54.2 degrees P. There is a large
variation in seasonal temperature. The winters are relatively short and
' have extreme variations in temperature. The summers are relatively long
and have hot days and cool nights. The mean minimum January temperature is
about: 14 degrees F. and the mean maximum January temperature is about 47
' degrees F. In July, the mean minimum temperature is about 62 degrees P and
the mean maximum temperature is about 96 degrees P. The frost-free period
' (daily minimum temperature higher than 32 degrees F) averages about 162
days in length.
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The mean annual precipitation is about 14.
' relatively evenly distributed throughout the year with about 75 percent of
the annual precipitation occurring between April 1st and September 30th.
' The average annual snowfall is about 24 inches.
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