The climate is semiarid with cool, moist winters and warm, dry summers. The mean annual precipitation is 8 to 12 inches, mean annual temperature is 46 to 51 degrees F., and the frost-free period is 90 to 110 days. These are the Ophir , Settlemeyer , and Voltaire soils. Ophir soils are sandy. Settlemeyer are fine-loamy.
Voltaire soils are fine-loamy and calcareous.
Cumulative annual duration classes are Common or Persistent. These soils are susceptible to occasional flooding for brief periods between December and May or rare flooding for very brief periods year-round. Jubilee soils are used for pasture and meadow hay production. The vegetation is composed of sedges, various clovers, Nevada bluegrass, beardless wildrye, meadow barley, streambank wheatgrass, and Juncus spp. These soils are not extensive.