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Exhibit K - Climate <br />Climatic information for the affected area is based in part on <br />precipitation data obtained over the period of 1951-1970 for a station near <br />Manitou Springs, located about 1.7 miles to the south, and from Climates of <br />the States, Colorado (Berry, J.B., 1968, Climatography of the United States <br />No. 60-5, U.S. Dept. of Commerce). The Manitou station was at an altitude <br />of about 6,606 feet, and the affected area is at an elevation of about <br />6,900 feet. The mean annual precipitation for Manitou over the period of <br />record was about 16.15 inches. Because of the additional elevation the <br />permit area would normally be expected to receive somewhat higher mean <br />precipitation -- estimated to be about 17 or 18 inches. About 80 percent <br />of the annual precipitation occurs between April 1 and September 30, much <br />of it occurring from summer thunderstorms. <br />The mean annual temperature for the subject area is estimated to be <br />about 42°F. The mean minimum January temperature for the affected area is <br />estimated to be about 13°F., while the mean maximum January temperature is <br />estimated to be about 37°F. <br />In July, the mean maximum temperature for the affected area is <br />estimated to be about 80°F., while the mean minimum temperature for the <br />month is approximately 50°F. <br />The ~ varies coaaiiersbly in length fraa about 100 days <br />to 175 d~~'11~i~cf averages about 130 days ilf laneth from about nid- <br />to late-May; to late September. <br />