ANCHORAGE INTL AP, AK - COOP Alaska station 500280

500280 - ANCHORAGE INTL AP, Alaska

Latitude
61° 11´N

Longitude
150° 0´W

Elevation
35 meters

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10 nearest COOP Alaska stations

8 mi	NNW :	POINT MACKENZIE 5 SW, AK
16 mi	E :	ANCHORAGE PARK STRIP, AK
16 mi	E :	ANCHORAGE MERRILL FIELD, AK
17 mi	E :	BEACON PARK, AK
17 mi	E :	KATMAI OIL & GAS, AK
17 mi	E :	ALASKA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY, AK
18 mi	E :	ANCHORAGE ELMENDORF AFB, AK
18 mi	E :	ANCHORAGE 4 ESE, AK
18 mi	E :	BIRCH ROAD, AK
19 mi	E :	ROCK RIDGE DRIVE, AK

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	16606	90.9%	6794	89.8%
TMIN	16585	90.8%	6748	89.2%
PRCP	16643	91.1%	6803	90.0%
SNOW	16340	89.5%	6720	88.9%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6794 by year	26.0°F	11.4°F		overall	NAM	PNA	CTI

TMAX and NAM Help scatterplot	days by month	mean NAM index	extreme high NAM days	extreme low NAM days	ratio of extreme high:low NAM days
Extreme high events Days with TMAX>=42°F	502	-0.11	80	86	1.1	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=7°F	454	0.04	103	95	1.1	map	table

TMAX and PNA Help scatterplot	days by month	mean PNA index	extreme high PNA days	extreme low PNA days	ratio of extreme high:low PNA days
Extreme high events Days with TMAX>=42°F	502	0.79	174	25	7.0*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=7°F	454	-0.53	23	116	5.0*	map	table

TMAX and CTI Help	days by month	high CTI days (moderate to strong El Niño winters)	low CTI days (moderate to strong La Niña winters)	ratio of high:low CTI (El Niño:La Niña days)
Extreme high events Days with TMAX>=42°F	502	70	32	2.2*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=7°F	454	73	102	1.4	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6748 by year	12.5°F	13.5°F		overall	NAM	PNA	CTI

TMIN and NAM Help scatterplot	days by month	mean NAM index	extreme high NAM days	extreme low NAM days	ratio of extreme high:low NAM days
Extreme low events Days with TMIN<=-10°F	460	-0.23	71	102	1.4*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=31°F	484	-0.09	68	68	1.0	map	table

TMIN and PNA Help scatterplot	days by month	mean PNA index	extreme high PNA days	extreme low PNA days	ratio of extreme high:low PNA days
Extreme low events Days with TMIN<=-10°F	460	-0.56	25	123	4.9*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=31°F	484	0.77	162	31	5.2*	map	table

TMIN and CTI Help	days by month	high CTI days (moderate to strong El Niño winters)	low CTI days (moderate to strong La Niña winters)	ratio of high:low CTI (El Niño:La Niña days)
Extreme low events Days with TMIN<=-10°F	460	84	120	1.4	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=31°F	484	75	40	1.9*	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6803 by year	0.03"		overall	NAM	PNA	CTI

PRCP and NAM Help scatterplot	days by month	mean	mean NAM index	extreme high NAM days	extreme low NAM days	ratio of extreme high:low NAM days
Observed events Days with PRCP>0.00"	1934	0.10"	0.11	346	277	1.2*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.17"	360	0.33"	0.11	67	51	1.3	map	table

PRCP and PNA Help scatterplot	days by month	mean	mean PNA index	extreme high PNA days	extreme low PNA days	ratio of extreme high:low PNA days
Observed events Days with PRCP>0.00"	1934	0.10"	0.10	369	293	1.3*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.17"	360	0.33"	0.20	79	43	1.8*	map	table

PRCP and CTI Help	days by month	mean	high CTI days (moderate to strong El Niño winters)	low CTI days (moderate to strong La Niña winters)	ratio of high:low CTI (El Niño:La Niña days)
Observed events Days with PRCP>0.00"	1934	0.10"	305	267	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.17"	360	0.33"	65	48	1.4	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6720 by year	0.38"		overall	NAM	PNA	CTI

SNOW and NAM Help scatterplot	days by month	mean	mean NAM index	extreme high NAM days	extreme low NAM days	ratio of extreme high:low NAM days
Observed events Days with SNOW>0.0"	1743	1.46"	0.16	343	256	1.3*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.3"	347	4.54"	0.04	62	54	1.1	map	table

SNOW and PNA Help scatterplot	days by month	mean	mean PNA index	extreme high PNA days	extreme low PNA days	ratio of extreme high:low PNA days
Observed events Days with SNOW>0.0"	1743	1.46"	-0.02	282	294	1.0	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.3"	347	4.54"	0.16	71	44	1.6*	map	table

SNOW and CTI Help	days by month	mean	high CTI days (moderate to strong El Niño winters)	low CTI days (moderate to strong La Niña winters)	ratio of high:low CTI (El Niño:La Niña days)
Observed events Days with SNOW>0.0"	1743	1.46"	300	259	1.2	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.3"	347	4.54"	64	52	1.2	map	table

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