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DISCUSSION <br />Climatic Conditions <br />The year preceding sampling in July 2010 included well below average moisture from late <br />summer of 2009 to early spring of 2010. This dry sequence was ended by a two month 'spike' of <br />precipitation in April and May 2010 (Figures 4a and 4b). When compared to other years in which <br />monitoring has occurred back to 1987, the cumulative 12 months total precipitation prior to <br />sampling ranked 2010 as the second lowest for the 24 years of record (Figure 5b). However, total <br />precipitation for the previous six months was slightly above average for the period of record back <br />to 1987 (Figure 6b). The cumulative four month precipitation values back to 1987 (Figure 7b) <br />show that 2010 was also above the 24 -year average. With regard to temperature, cumulative <br />January through June 2010 warmth was well below average, the fourth coldest recorded in the <br />past 25 years (Figure 8). <br />Adjustments to Cover Values for Disallowed Components <br />As discussed above, CDRMS regulations require that certain portions of vegetation cover be <br />removed for purposes of assessment of revegetation success. Below are tables that detail the <br />correction needed to each of the reference areas and the PSCM Phase II sampling area for <br />allowable cover. <br />10 <br />