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EXHIBIT K -CLIMATE INFORMATION <br />Hall-hwin's Bernhardt site is in a semi-arid climate strongly influenced by the Rocky <br />Mountains. The azea is usually warm in the summer with frequent hot days. In winter, periods <br />of very cold weather are caused by arctic air moving in from the north or northwest. Milder <br />periods occur when westerly winds are warmed as they move downslope off the mountains to the <br />west. <br />Weather monitoring data is not available from the site. The nearest weather monitoring station is <br />in Greeley. The Greeley UNC Station is at elevation 4715 feet and has been operated for over 40 <br />years. Normal temperature and precipitation data have been established for this station. <br />According to"the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Climatological Data <br />Annual Summary, Colorado, 2001, total precipitation azound Greeley, Colorado, averages 14 <br />inches. Most of the precipitation occurs as rainfall during the warmer part of the year with the <br />heaviest rainfalls in the late spring and eazly summer. Winter snowfall is frequent but the snow <br />cover usually melts quickly during the milder periods. The annual temperature for the azea <br />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 />PRECH' 0.4 0.3 1.1 1.5 ' 2.6 2.0 1.5 1.2 1.3 0.9 0.7 0.5 14 <br />NCHES <br />AVERAGE <br />TEMP 26 32 39 49 58 68 74 71 62 51 37 28 49 <br />~°F) <br />Hall-Irwin Corporation Bernhardt Resource Page 31 of 41 <br />MLRB 112 Permit Application <br />