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Dakota Ridge averages 34.1 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (6.3″), and snow usually falls from October through May. On about 13 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 31 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
October
1.7″
1
1
8
37°F
November
3.7″
1
3
21
28°F
December
5.9″
2
7
29
20°F
January
6.3″
2
6
29
19°F
February
6.2″
3
8
26
20°F
March
5.4″
2
4
21
28°F
April
4.1″
1
1
10
35°F
May
0.8″
<1
<1
2
44°F
Year
34.1″
13
31
147
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Marston Fltr Plt (4 mi from the city center, -187 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
34.1 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Marston Fltr Plt station, 4 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 6.3 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Dakota Ridge have?
About 147 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 19 °F.