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EXHIBIT K <br />Climate of the Craig area is classified as Highland Continental and <br />is characterized by low precipitation, large daily temperature <br />range, low humidity, frequent wind, and abundant sunshine. The <br />prevailing direction of air movement to the region is from the west. <br />On arrival, air masses from the west are comparatively dry due to <br />long travel over land and loss of moisture over mountain ranges. <br />However, the primary sources of moisture are the Pacific Ocean and <br />the Gulf of Mexico. Generally, air masses from the Pacific Ocean <br />dominate from October through April while air masses from the Gulf <br />of Mexico dominate during late spring summer. Temperature in <br />summer in Craig is very mild, the record high being 100 degrees. <br />Temperature maximums above95 degrees occur infrequently. The lowest <br />observed temperature in Craig was -45 degrees in January 1963. <br />Normal annual precipitation varies with elevation and ranges from <br />about 14 inches at Craig to 80 inches (estimate) at high elevations <br />in the Park Range. Most of the annual precipitation in high elevation <br />occurs as snow from December to April and, beginning in October, a <br />deep snowpack accumulates. Snowfall in high areas may total as much <br />as 50 feet during the winter. Snowmelt begins in late April and conti- <br />nues well into June or early July. Snowfall in Craig is not exteemely <br />heavy with annual totals ranging from 33 to 77 inches. General rain <br />may occur over the Yampa River Basin and convective type cloudburst <br />storms frequently occur in summer. <br />r , <br /> <br />