Climate
Climate conditions on the White Earth Reservation are extreme. Winters are long and cold. During the winter months of December, January, and February average low temperatures are 1, -6, and 0 at Mahnomen. Average high temperatures for the same winter months are 20, 14, and 21. The summer months of June, July, and August have high temperatures that average 76, 81, and 80 at Mahnomen. Average low temperatures during the same summer months are 52, 56, and 54 at Mahnomen. Precipitation is influenced by the forest and many lakes which are located within the Reservations borders. Average yearly precipitation at Mahnomen is over 22 inches a year.
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