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. 2.04.8 - CLIMATOLOGICAL INFORMATION <br />r 1 <br />Site - specific data on the climate at the mine site are not available. <br />However, temperature and precipitation data has been recorded for the <br />Fort Lewis Station, approximately five miles west of the recording station. <br />Prevailing wind data is not recorded at the Fort Lewis Station but is <br />available from the La Plata County (Durango) Regional Airport. All data <br />in this section is from the summaries at http://www.wrcc.dri.edu /cgi- <br />bin. Copies of the summaries from the web site are provided in Appendix <br />5. <br />Fort Lewis Station Mean Monthly Precipitation (inches) <br />Fort Lewis Station Mean Monthly Temperature ( °F) <br />Durango Airport Prevailing Wind Direction <br />GCC Energy, LLC King II Mine <br />Section 2.04.8 <br />Page 1 October, 2008 <br />7 - iS <br />Jan <br />Feb <br />Mar <br />Alpr <br />May <br />Jun <br />Max. <br />36.8 <br />40.5 <br />46.5 <br />56.1 <br />65.9 <br />76.6 <br />Min. <br />9.4 <br />12.7 <br />19.3 <br />25.9 <br />32.9 <br />40.4 <br />Mean <br />23.0 <br />26.6 <br />132.9 <br />40.9 <br />49.2 <br />58.4 <br />Durango Airport Prevailing Wind Direction <br />GCC Energy, LLC King II Mine <br />Section 2.04.8 <br />Page 1 October, 2008 <br />7 - iS <br />Jul <br />Aug <br />Sep <br />Oct <br />Nov <br />Dec <br />Annual <br />Max. <br />81.2 <br />78.2 <br />71.9 <br />61.2 <br />46.8 <br />38.4 <br />58.3 <br />Min. <br />48.4 <br />47.1 <br />39.7 <br />30.3 <br />19.5 <br />11.4 <br />28.1 <br />Mean <br />64.7 <br />62.7 <br />55.9 <br />45.8 <br />33.2 <br />24.9 <br />43.2 <br />Durango Airport Prevailing Wind Direction <br />GCC Energy, LLC King II Mine <br />Section 2.04.8 <br />Page 1 October, 2008 <br />7 - iS <br />