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5. CLIMATE <br /> Climate is typical of high elevations in the Rocky <br /> Mountains. Short cool summers average less than a 45-day growing <br /> season with mean daytime and night-time temperatures near 640F <br /> and 39°F, respectively. Long cold winters are able to produce <br /> extreme minimum temperatures near -40°F. Table 5. 1 provides the <br /> average maximum and minimum monthly temperatures at Climax. <br /> Precipitation averages 22 inches annually with approxi- <br /> mately 7-0 percent occurring as snowfall. Annual continuous snow <br /> cover exceeds 200 days. Table 5. 2 provides the monthly distribu- <br /> tion of annual precipitation. <br /> Table 5 . 1 Maximum and Minimum Monthly Temperatures <br /> Average maximum and minimum temperatures for Climax, Colorado }eased <br /> on ten years data. (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration <br /> Data collected at Climax Station, Lake County, Colorado at eleva- <br /> tion 11, 350 feet • , 1963-1972 . <br /> MONTH <br /> Annual <br /> i F M A M J J A S O N D Ave. <br /> * 23.2 25.6 29.8 36.3 46.2 55.9 64.1 60.1 54.2 46.5 32.7 25.9 41.7 <br /> ** 1.7 2.8 5.1 12. 9 24.6 31.8 39.2 37.0 31.0 23.3 10.8 4.0 18.8 <br /> * Maxii;�un IF <br /> ** Minimum IF <br /> 5-1 <br />