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C~ <br />• <br />EXHIBIT K -CLIMATE INFORMATION <br />This property is in an semi-arid continental climate strongly influenced by the Rocky Mountains. The <br />area is usually warm in the summer with frequent hot days. In winter, periods of very cold weather are <br />caused by arctic air moving in from the north or northwest. Milder periods occur when westerly winds <br />are warmed as they move downslope off the mountains to the west. <br />Weather monitoring data is not available from the site. The nearest weather monitoring station is in <br />easUsoutheast Longmont. The Longmont 2ESE Station is at elevation 4950 feet and has been operated <br />for over 87 years. Normal temperature and precipitation data have been established for this station. <br />According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Climatological Data Annua[ <br />Summary, Colorado, ]996, total precipitation around Longmont, Colorado, averages 13 inches. Most of <br />the precipitation occurs as rainfall during the warmer part of the year with the heaviest rainfalls in the <br />late spring and early summer. Winter snowfall is frequent but the snowcover usually melts quickly <br />during the milder periods. The annual temperature for the area averages 49 degrees Fahrenheit. <br /> J F M A M J J A S O N D A <br /> A E A P A U U U E C O E N <br /> N B R R Y N L G P T V C N <br /> U <br /> A <br /> L <br />AVERAGE <br />TOTAL <br />PRECIP <br />ttrvcttes~ .4 .4 1.2 1.7 2.3 1.9 I.1 1.2 1.3 .9 .5 .6 13 <br />AVERAGE <br />TE~1P <br />i°~ 26 33 36 49 59 68 72 70 60 51 37 33 49 <br />Hall-/twin Mining Proposal jot the Shores - ~tILRB l11 Permit 36 <br />