Summer Watering Patterns of Mule Deer in the Great Basin Desert, USA: Implications of Differential Use by Individuals and the Sexes for Management of Water Resources

Table 1

Spring (March to May) and summer (June to August) mean temperature (±SD) and total precipitation in western Utah, USA, 2007–2011 where we evaluated mule deer use of water sources.

Year	Spring		Summer
	Temperature (°C)	Precipitation (mm)	Temperature (°C)	Precipitation (mm)
2007	10.9 ± 3.7	8.8	25.1 ± 2.3	31.6
2008	8.7 ± 4.1	33.7	24.5 ± 2.5	21.5
2009	10.2 ± 4.8	66.2	22.3 ± 2.6	43.4
2010	8.4 ± 2.5	101.2	24.1 ± 2.2	39.6
2011	8.6 ± 2.4	150.9	23.3 ± 3.1	39.4
30 year average	10.3	76.9	23.6	45