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Water Re placement Plan <br />12/27/83 <br />Page Four <br />•.. <br />CLIMATOLOGY <br />The climate of Delta County ranges from almost desert to steppe to high elevation <br />montane. Precipitation is strongly influenced by topographic uplifting of air, <br />resulting in very steep gradients of both rainfall and snowfall across the <br />county, Winds are generally from the southwest above the friction layer, with <br />strong winds normally occurring only at mountaintop level for periods associated <br />with major storm passage. Sunshine is abundant and relative hianidities generally <br />are very low. Diurnal and annual temperature ranges are quite large. The <br />average seasonal precipitation is 14.9". For more information, see Section <br />2.04.8(1) Orchard Valley Mine Underground Mining and Reclamation Permit. <br />The local climate of the North Fork airshed is strongly influenced by micro- <br />climatic features--slope, aspect, elevation, soil type, soil moisture content, <br />and vegetation. A description of the individual factors will be addressed in the <br />specific watershed information. General information on the snow, rainfall, and <br />evapo-transpiration for the area is contained within the general hydrology moni- <br />toring information. <br />MSS/jw <br />I• <br />