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Platte River Ecology Study

Tables

Table 1. Mean monthly temperature (degrees C) and precipitation (cm) on the study area (mean values from Grand Island, Kearney, and North Platte). Climatological data are from U.S. Environmental Data Service 1978-80.

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Year    Jan     Feb    Mar   Apr    May    June   July   Aug    Sept   Oct     Nov    Dec    
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Temperature

1978   -11.3   -9.3    1.5   10.2   14.8   21.6   24.1   22.3   19.6   10.4    1.2   -7.8

1979   -13.6   -9.0    2.7    9.2   13.9   20.7   23.3   22.9   19.7   11.8    0.4    0.9

1980    -4.9   -4.1    1.3   10.5   15.9   22.7   26.4   24.1   18.6   10.3    4.6   -0.6

Norm*   -5.1   -2.3    1.6   10.6   15.4   20.9   24.2   23.5   17.6   11.6    3.0   -2.8


Precipitation 

1978     0.84   3.56   1.42  13.13   9.50   2.39   7.75   6.30   2.92   1.52   3.20   2.31

1979     1.93   0.48  10.24   6.60   9.40   9.22  13.18   4.32   3.18   5.13   5.03   0.81

1980     1.57   2.03   7.11   3.56   6.55   6.55   2.62   8.89   2.29   3.00   0.23   0.18

Norm*    1.27   1.70   2.95   5.72  10.34  10.85   7.85   6.07   6.12   3.02   1.45   1.27
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*Mean value from 1941-70

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