Problem 9.8

The following data are the maximum and minimum air temperatures for Pagosa Springs, Colorado, for 10 days in April 1979. Determine the daily number of degree-days, the melt (in./day). the volume rate of melt (acre-ft) from a 79 mi² watershed. Compare the melt, assuming that the watershed has (a) extremely low, (b) average, and (c) extremely high runoff potential.