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EXHIBIT K <br />Climate <br />The subject site area has a high plains, continental climate. With the mountains to the west, <br />variations in temperature are wide. The average annual temperature is lower than in the <br />high plains, and the temperature increases from east to west in the plains area. Average <br />annual precipitation also increases from east to west. In the high plains area, rainfall is <br />light and humidity is low. <br />Differences in altitude and exposure create great variations in both temperature and <br />precipitation In general, temperatures are cooler at higher elevations, and northern <br />exposures are cooler than southern exposures. The average frost-free period ranges from <br />225 to 270 days. Annual precipitation ranges from about 13 to 24 inches and increase with <br />elevation. <br />In the eastern high plains area, the climate is modifies considerably from that expected of a <br />typical high plains because of the nearby mountains to the west. The winds characteristic <br />of the plains are reduced somewhat by the shielding effect of the mountains. <br />See attached monthly climatic data. <br />DMG l]2 Permi! <br />Poge 1h of49 <br />