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C,ONSTJ?&, <br />% <br />01 .CIP;. <br />7040 w. Hwy. 760 Atamosa, Co. 81101 (719) 589-6671 <br />EXHIBIT K <br />CLIMATE <br />The gravel pit is located on the western side of the San Luis Valley near the Town of <br />Del Norte. The climate is marked by cold winters and moderate summers, light <br />precipitation, and much sunshine. About 80% of the annual precipitation occurs <br />from April to October, most of it in the form of scattered light showers and <br />thunderstorms that develop over the mountains and move into the valley during the <br />afternoon. Winter snows occurs mainly in frequent light falls as early as September <br />or as late as May. A good snow cover will remain on the ground for several weeks <br />during the coldest months. <br />There are no significant factors which would affect or be affected by the mining <br />operation. <br />Please see below for a historical climate report for 2008 for Alamosa. Alamosa is the <br />closest available area to Del Norte that the National Weather Service records data. <br />CLIMATE REPORT <br />NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO <br />812 AM MST THU JAN 1 2009 <br />................................... <br />...THE ALAMOSA CO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2008... <br />CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 <br />CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1932 TO 2008 <br />WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART <br />VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM <br />NORMAL <br />............... <br />TEMPERATURE (F) <br />RECORD <br />HIGH 96 07/05/1989 <br />LOW -50 01/28/1948 <br />HIGHEST 90 07/31 <br />LOWEST -32 01/17 <br />AVG. MAXIMUM 58.4 58.6 -0.2 <br />AVG. MINIMUM 22.0 22.9 -0.9 <br />MEAN 40.2 40.8 -0.6 <br />DAYS MAX >= 90 1 <br />DAYS MAX <= 32 55 <br />DAYS MIN <= 32 246 <br />DAYS MIN <= 0 58