BEAR COVE, AK - COOP Alaska station 500602

500602 - BEAR COVE, Alaska

Latitude
59° 44´N

Longitude
151° 2´W

Elevation
24 meters

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10 nearest COOP Alaska stations

3 mi	WNW :	HOMER 17 E, AK
6 mi	W :	HOMER 9 E, AK
6 mi	WSW :	HOMER RESEARCH CENTER, AK
6 mi	SSW :	HALIBUT COVE, AK
10 mi	WSW :	HOMER ARPT, AK
13 mi	W :	HOMER 5 NW, AK
13 mi	W :	HOMER 8 NW, AK
13 mi	W :	THE TICES, AK
15 mi	SSW :	TUTKA BAY LAGOON, AK
16 mi	SW :	KASITSNA BAY, AK

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	2507	13.7%	1214	16.1%
TMIN	2561	14.0%	1271	16.8%
PRCP	2680	14.7%	1303	17.2%
SNOW	1219	6.7%	286	3.8%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	1214 by year	30.3°F	12.0°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>=45°F	103	-0.54	5	25	5.0*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=10°F	89	-0.70	9	30	3.3*	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>=45°F	103	0.37	17	4	4.2*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=10°F	89	-0.51	4	18	4.5*	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>=45°F	103	17	18	1.1	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=10°F	89	15	26	1.7	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	1271 by year	11.4°F	13.9°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<=-11°F	97	-0.55	14	34	2.4*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=30°F	92	-0.48	3	19	6.3*	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<=-11°F	97	-0.47	6	21	3.5*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=30°F	92	0.59	22	7	3.1*	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<=-11°F	97	7	46	6.6*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=30°F	92	16	24	1.5	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	1303 by year	0.08"		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"	427	0.25"	-0.20	35	68	1.9*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.39"	82	0.77"	-0.10	5	8	1.6	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"	427	0.25"	0.35	97	39	2.5*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.39"	82	0.77"	0.59	20	4	5.0*	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"	427	0.25"	65	85	1.3	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.39"	82	0.77"	15	14	1.1	map	table

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SNOW top of page

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Less than 5% of days have SNOW observations during NDJFM over 1948-1997