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A DADtS COUNT]", COLO»ADO
<br />'hr. 1»f.t' is drained Lc Ihr. tioufll 1'lallr P.icrr :utd
<br />Is ~:u'irs. \brsl. of I.hc rn»nt,y is rb:u~ncG•.rircd by
<br />rnal rnlliug topn~rophy, all the Illa)OI' Sll'l'allls gcu-
<br />erallp lu'e in n•Intlcrly vcule vnlle,}'s. I» the ~~estrr» harC
<br />of the county, Ihr. I:u•grr sl.resm vallct's ore from 250
<br />n 3Q0 frrt. bclnty t.hc grucral lr.vcl of the nru•by np-
<br />ands, and the sirh• slnprs ;u'r n»xlm;ttcly strcp. Thrmlgh
<br />oust of t.hr, rcmnining p:u~t of Lbc cmmty, thr. local relic{
<br />seldom escec[ls °00 feel., and in utnnv places the side
<br />slnprs :ur so grarhml tbnl. Lhr. limits of fhc. vallrys air
<br />srarcrly nnticonble. Sevcrlll rrlnl.iccly large, nrcas n[
<br />slabilizrd dnn[•. tnpn~+rnphy arr. in the emulty, mainly iu
<br />•[ broad arv.1 unrth of Rand Crrrh nn[I along t.hc. valleys
<br />of 14ccbc l)ran', an[I th~• ]kt.~ 1:1[lcr, I~iotca, and Tiijou
<br />Curls.
<br />The farms iu Adams Counh.v nrr slotcly bcin~ cmrsoli-
<br />latrd into larger, more r•Ilicicnt units, utiliriug the latest.
<br />Irrhnobry acail:lhlr. 1\'hcre. underground wnt.cr rc-
<br />Sfllll'CfS s11111101't. IL Altl'1111:1C1' irrigat.iml Oll the. sandy soils
<br />is incrrasin,• rapi[lly. 'I'hc rnnchiug nprrations rrmaiu
<br />n6nnt the S:tltlr, hllt. 'fal'llllll!! Is diminishing rapidly in
<br />16r 1PfStC 1'll part, of t.bc x011111 ~' Ilrl'all5e Of t.ho. 71II1115t1'llll
<br />and cnuununil c [levrlopux•nl..~
<br />hrodnrliou of cm n, :1lfnlfa, nn[l small drains is rx-
<br />I prclcd fu remain L•url\' shtblr. 'Cllr su~r:n• hrot. indusf ly
<br />is slnu'ly drrronsing. 'Crust[ crop fnrmim~ is drerrnsing
<br />and hvronlin,+ crl;v spur i:llizrd. Catl.lr frrdluls amt hu'_
<br />raisiu~r arc dcrrrlsiu~r and rvrnlually trill hr rliminntwl
<br />in Ills tcrslosu purl. nl' t.hr. rount;y brcnusr. ol` inning
<br />a'dinmlces. nrnnutontal spcrinlt;y crops, grcruhousrs,
<br />and turf farms arr. iucrrasiut; rapidly nml :[rc cxprrtrd
<br />In t~ne. h. do su fur some time. ht rmue. Pmtlf.ly
<br />rats dominated h1• largo rrnumcroinl rnlrrpriscs an[1
<br />lihrly trill ~~ulinnr.lu inxrrasr.
<br />6[J
<br />7'hc supply nF water fm' 1':rrlninq, rspecially in the
<br />tcrstcrn fourth of Ihr, anmt.y, is lrcing competed for by
<br />the utct,rnpnliL;u1 and suburbnu urcas,.an[l n sbnrtagc of
<br />w:ttcr is lil:cly to Leconte acute in the coming ycnrs.
<br />C~ilI2QtC '
<br />'1'hr clinrttc of Ad:uus Cmud.y is Lhat of the semiarid
<br />high plains. It is modific[l by the Pocky DLountnins to
<br />the vcrst an[l the hi~hcr cmntfry of t.hc Rlacl: ]sorest
<br />Wren to t.he. south. 'I'hc cfl'ects of t.hr. mo»nhrius val_y
<br />consirlcrably with iucrcnsing [listnucr. 11•ont the, tvrstcru
<br />cull of the county tutcard the r,1st. '1'hc count.}', 72 miles
<br />long and 1S miles wi[lc, raugcs in rlecatimt from 5,570
<br />feet aC the sotttho•rst corner to 4,500 fret nt t.hc uortlr
<br />cast corner, an[l is tcithiu n plains climate that, eb:utgrs
<br />rapi[lly to a foothills climate just tvcst of the romtty.
<br />i•Inuy features uE the climate at ])cnvm•, tchiclt is
<br />rrpresr.utntivc of the cstrenlr. tvestcrn :uul soullncestcrn
<br />p;ut of :\[l:uns County, eau he applied tcith some mo[li-
<br />licatiml t.o the cntiro smutty. Vnrlutlnus in cliumtc from
<br />t.hc tvrstern border casttcnrrl inrl»[lc iur;rcnscd averngc
<br />tvin[lspeed because of the raducat rlfecliveness of ntonu-
<br />taiu sbicl[liug, slightly forum' average ;uutu:Ll precipita-
<br />tion, lower amonnis of prrcipitat.iou ;uul snotcfall in
<br />tciutcr :uul c;u'ly iu spring, inoa•rtscd nmoants and vari-
<br />ability of sunuucr precipital.ion, ~•ronta•r :n•rra,r. rarilL-
<br />Lim1 iu doily and aun»a.l Lcmprraturrs, and ,uuunvhat
<br />hl1\'CI' r1111111111rs5 alld hlgh P.l' pcrcrntagr. of sunshine ~on
<br />:ut :uuutlLl :n~cragc. 'f'able 0 gives cluuat.tc [talc cnuytilr[I
<br />from records I.cpt mainly nt Ilycrs, :\rnpahnc County,
<br />° If}' .1nso:ru 1C. Rr:um•, cliam tnlnFist for Colorado, Natlonnl
<br />\\'enther Service, U.S. DeOartumn[ nC Cmumerce.
<br />TnnLr 0.-'Cr/n.pternl.lvrr. nn.d 7aecipi(u.Jime rlaJa.
<br />I D:da for Imupcrndtrc and precipitation from Byers, Arapnhuc County. Uata nu sue e• cover from Sf aplctou AirGdd at lrcuvcrl
<br /> Tcnytertturc PrccipitaLimt
<br /> 2 wars in 10 will have. at '3 ycnrs in 10 will
<br /> Icast 4 days with- Imvc- Avcral;C Avcra~r
<br />Month Avcral;c Acrra6c _ -__--- number Jcpth
<br /> daily daily - -- Avcrat:c of d;q's of snow
<br /> waxiuunn miniuuun Maximum A9iniunuu Lutnl
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<br />Mure tvi Llr sooty
<br />cover on Jaya
<br />with snow
<br /> tengmrnturc tewp[•raLUCC ess
<br /> rgnnl to or equal Wr nr Llmn- than- cover
<br /> higher than- Imvcr Lhan-
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<br />° F. ° F. ° F. -
<br />/n~ACa /nrAw InrAen /naAa
<br />Jnnuarv 4:4 14 GI -G 0.43 0.1 0.8 8
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<br />Prbnmrv •iG 18 G4 -2 .97 2 .7 0 3
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<br />hlarch 5" 2:J 70 •1 .87 .4 l.G 7 3
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<br />April ..... .... .. .. . f3 3:3 7!1 19 1.86 .7 ^.8 :i 4
<br />hl:p' 71 43 Sfi a'! 3.54 .0 :3.7 1 ~
<br />Jnur 84 51 !IG 40 L58 .7 3.G 0 t
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<br />Jldt' 61 s7 e!1 So a. of 1.6 3. s 6 t
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<br />AngusL
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<br />Scplcmbcr_____________ 80 47 !14 :35 1.14 '+ L7 (') ~
<br />Ilclnbcr Gtl Sfi 8:S ?5 .73 1 1.5 l i
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<br />Ycar______ ________ Gli 35 ' I01 ' -l4 14.05 !1. '! I8.3 •ll
<br />than nuc-half dap.-
<br />' vcragc annual highc~l. Icngtcraturc.
<br />r Avcrngc lowest :unmal LewpcraWvc.
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