Snowmelt & Dewpoints: Figure 2 -Fargo- +Data

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Earlier in the Year Snowmelt Runoff and Increasing Dewpoints for Rivers
in Minnesota, Wisconsin and North Dakota

Patrick J. Neuman*

Average monthly dewpoint: Fargo,
North Dakota


Yr	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann							1 of 4																				3 of 4
1948	-3.5	-0.8	12.7	35.5	40.8	52.9	60.6	57.8	49.6	34.3	25.1	6.7	31.1
1949	-1.5	-3.6	17.8	32.5	42.8	53	60	57.7	39.9	36.1	27.7	5.5	30.9									Mov avgs.
1950	15.5	-1.1	15.4	26.1	41.3	48.3	55.3	50.8	47.1	37	13.9	0.7	26.8		Mean Dewpoint (F)							Annual					Mean Dewpoint (F)
1951	-5.2	9.3	10.9	31.8	40.9	49.7	56.7	55.9	45.3	35.9	16.1	1.2	29.1							10yr			5 yr
1952	-4.7	12.8	15.8	34.9	37.8	52.9	57.1	55.2	45.4	24.5	21.7	14.4	30.7									1952	29.7
1953	5	10.6	21.5	27	41.6	56.7	58.1	59.8	44.3	38.8	24.8	10.3	33.3									1953	30.2
1954	-9.5	21.5	17.6	28.2	35.6	53.2	59.7	56.4	47.7	35	25.1	15.5	32.2		10 yr dewpoint averages							1954	30.4
1955	3.7	-0.1	10.8	36.2	42.2	54.3	64	58.6	44.2	32.8	11.3	-1.7	29.9									1955	31					10 year moving averages							10 year moving averages
1956	-0.3	-0.6	14.1	25.6	39.1	57	57.4	55.8	42.4	35.6	24.5	10.7	30.2		Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr				1956	31.3		May		Jun		Jul		Aug		Sep		Oct		Nov		Dec
1957	-4.5	6.8	19.2	30.1	39.1	52.3	63.5	57.5	47	38.3	24	13.6	32.4	1957	-3.6	5.48	15.6	30.8	1957	30.7		1957	31.6	1957	40.1	1957	53	1957	59.2	1957	56.55	1957	45.3	1957	34.8	1957	21.4	1957	7.69
1958	10.3	3	17.5	29.1	37.2	49.4	56.6	54.7	47.5	36.9	20.5	2.9	30.6	1958	-2.2	5.86	16.1	30.2	1958	30.6		1958	31.1	1958	39.8	1958	52.7	1958	58.8	1958	56.24	1958	45.1	1958	35.1	1958	21	1958	7.31
1959	-4.5	2.5	21.4	25.2	41.3	54.8