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Table 2. Climatic data for Bismarck, ND, 1931-60 (from Court 1974).

Daily Temperature
(°C) Mean precipition Mean snowfall
Month mean max. min. (mm) (mm)
Jan. -12.8 12 -42 11 170
Feb. -10.8 20 -37 11 150
Mar. -3.8 27 -35 20 220
Apr. 6.1 33 -19 31 70
May 13 37 -7 50 20
June 18.1 38 1 86 tr.
July 22.3 42 4 56 0
Aug. 21 43 3 44 0
Sept. 14.8 41 -9 30 10
Oct. 7.9 35 -15 22 40
Nov. -2 23 -28 15 140
Dec. -8.4 16 -38 9 130
Annual 5.4 43 -42 385 950

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