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Windsor East Mine, Exhibit K – Climate Information September 2022 <br /> Page 1 | 1 <br /> <br />EXHIBIT K – CLIMATE INFORMATION <br /> <br />The subject site area has a high plain, continental climate. With the mountains to the west, variations in <br />temperature are wide. In the high plains area, rainfall is light and humidity is low. <br />The average frost-free period is 172 days. Annual average precipitation is about 14 inches. <br />In the eastern high plains area, the climate is modified considerably from that expected of a typical high plain <br />because of the nearby mountains to the west. The winds characteristic of the plains are reduced somewhat by <br />the shielding effect of the mountains. <br />Climate data for the site is assumed to be similar to that of the weather station at Greeley UNC, Colorado. The <br />Western Regional Climate Center tracks temperature extremes and precipitation data for this station. <br /> <br />GREELEY UNC, COLORADO (053553) <br /> <br />