- year ▁research ▁project ▁regarding ▁species ▁management ▁is ▁under way ▁in ▁the ▁P ush m ata ha ▁Wild life ▁Management ▁Area . ▁ ▁Cl imate ▁P ush m ata ha ▁County , ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁heart ▁of ▁“ T orn ado ▁Al ley ”, ▁has ▁a ▁sometimes ▁tur bul ent ▁and ▁often ▁cap r icious ▁climate . ▁▁ ▁High ▁temper atures ▁range ▁during ▁summer ▁as ▁high ▁as ▁ 1 0 0 ▁degrees ▁F ., ▁often ▁for ▁several ▁or ▁more ▁days ▁in ▁a ▁row . ▁ ▁Low ▁temper atures ▁during ▁the ▁winter ▁can ▁range ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁the ▁single ▁digits , ▁but ▁these ▁“ c old ▁sn aps ” ▁are ▁rare ▁and ▁short - l ived . ▁ ▁Rain fall ▁var ies ▁across ▁the ▁county . ▁ ▁Its ▁eastern most ▁area , ▁in ▁the ▁vic inity ▁of ▁Hon ob ia ▁and ▁north ▁of ▁Cloud y , ▁receives ▁approximately ▁ 5 2   in ches ▁of ▁rain ▁per ▁year . ▁ ▁Its ▁western ▁port ions ▁receive ▁approximately ▁ 4 6   in ches ▁per ▁year . ▁ ▁Snow ▁is ▁a ▁rare ▁event , ▁and ▁is ▁almost ▁never ▁deeper ▁than ▁one ▁in ch . ▁ ▁What ▁snow ▁falls ▁generally ▁mel ts ▁within ▁a ▁day . ▁ ▁Ice ▁is ▁a ▁more ▁frequent ▁occurrence , ▁sometimes ▁breaking ▁tree ▁branches ▁and ▁down ing ▁power ▁lines . ▁ ▁T orn ado ▁season ▁ranges ▁from ▁approximately ▁April ▁to ▁September ▁each ▁year . ▁ ▁P ush m ata ha ▁County ▁experiences ▁powerful ▁storm s ▁each ▁year . ▁ ▁A ▁torn ado ▁striking