ANCHORAGE ELMENDORF AFB, AK - COOP Alaska station 502820

502820 - ANCHORAGE ELMENDORF AFB, Alaska

Latitude
61° 15´N

Longitude
149° 48´W

Elevation
59 meters

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10 nearest COOP Alaska stations

2 mi	SW :	ANCHORAGE MERRILL FIELD, AK
2 mi	ESE :	OIL WELL ROAD E P, AK
2 mi	SW :	ANCHORAGE PARK STRIP, AK
2 mi	SE :	CREEKSIDE PARK SCHOOL, AK
2 mi	S :	ANCHORAGE 4 ESE, AK
3 mi	E :	MOOSE RUN, AK
3 mi	S :	ALASKA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY, AK
3 mi	S :	KATMAI OIL & GAS, AK
3 mi	ESE :	FT RICHARDSON W T P, AK
5 mi	S :	BIRCH ROAD, AK

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	16228	88.9%	6798	89.9%
TMIN	16225	88.8%	6799	89.9%
PRCP	16229	88.9%	6796	89.9%
SNOW	16226	88.8%	6792	89.8%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6798 by year	24.6°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>=42°F	456	-0.09	72	82	1.1	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=5°F	472	-0.06	93	104	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	456	0.74	147	26	5.7*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=5°F	472	-0.61	23	134	5.8*	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	456	83	39	2.1*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=5°F	472	71	126	1.8*	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6799 by year	10.7°F	13.8°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<=-12°F	487	0.15	109	84	1.3	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=30°F	485	-0.11	59	75	1.3	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<=-12°F	487	-0.66	20	149	7.5*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=30°F	485	0.58	131	33	4.0*	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<=-12°F	487	76	129	1.7*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=30°F	485	96	47	2.0*	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6796 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"	1861	0.12"	0.10	326	257	1.3*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.19"	354	0.38"	0.07	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"	1861	0.12"	0.01	327	313	1.0	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.19"	354	0.38"	0.04	63	54	1.2	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"	1861	0.12"	305	272	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.19"	354	0.38"	57	60	1.1	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6792 by year	0.40"		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"	1738	1.58"	0.15	332	239	1.4*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.5"	344	4.86"	0.14	63	38	1.7*	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"	1738	1.58"	-0.08	264	318	1.2*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.5"	344	4.86"	0.03	60	52	1.2	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"	1738	1.58"	284	282	1.0	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.5"	344	4.86"	58	67	1.2	map	table

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