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EXHIBIT K-CLIMATE The climate in the Pueblo Area is semi-arid. The average annual precipitation is 11.9 inches. At least 75 percent of the possible sunshine is received in all months. There is little or no tornado activity of consequence. The discussion of the climate in the following paragraphs is based on data from the weather station at the Pueblo City Airport, unless stated otherwise. Warm, moist air from the south moves into Pueblo County most frequently in spring, bringing the heaviest rainfall of the year. There are frequent showers and thunderstorms until well into sttmmer. In spring the average daily maximum temperature ranges from the mid 50's to the mid 70's. The average daily minimttm temperature ranges from the mid 20's to the high 40's. Heavy accttmulations of snow at the higher elevations in winter followed by rapid warming in spring may cause extensive flooding. Normally, widespread flooding does not occur in spring. In summer the maximum temperature reaches 90 degrees F or more about 1 day out of 2, but because of the low relative humidity the heat is not oppressive. Summer nights are invariably cool because of the elevation. Mountain breezes usually prevail from just after sunset to about noon the next day. The average daily maximum temperature ranges from the mid 80's to the low 90's. The average daily minimum temperature ranges from mid 50' s to the low 60's. With an inflow of air from the southwest, the survey area receives its hottest weather of the year. These periods of higher temperatures are usually of short duration. In summer, noon relative humidity is about 35 percent. The prevailing wind is from the southeast at about 9 miles per hour. Most of the precipitation in the survey area is received during the growing season. Table 9 shows the average precipitation by months of the year. Thunderstorms occur on an average of about 35 days during summer. In fall, cold air from the north begins to move into the survey area with increasing frequency and often results in a sudden drop in temperature. The average daily maximum temperature ranges from the mid 50's to the low 80's. The average daily minumum temperature ranges from the high 20's to the low 50's. Little precipitation is received during fall.