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<br />EXHIBIT K <br />CLIMATE <br />This azea is chazacterized by a semi-arid climate. The average annual precipitation for the <br />Gypsum -Eagle azea from 1948 - 1988 is 10.7 inches. The optimal growing season is from May <br />to September, based on the average number of growing degree days determined by the Soil <br />Survey for the Aspen -Gypsum Area. A growing degree day is a unit of heat available for plant <br />growth. It is calculated by taking the average daily temperature and subtracting 40 degrees F, <br />(the temperature below which growth is minimal for the principal crops in the area). During the <br />growing season the average daily maximum temperature ranges from 69° F to 86° F, and the <br />average daily minimum temperature ranges from 33° F to 46° F. The rest of the year the average <br />daily maximum temperature ranges from 34.1° F to 63.9° F, and the average daily minimum <br />temperature ranges from 3° F to 25.4° F. (SCS -Soils Survey for Aspen -Gypsum area) <br />