MCCARTHY 3 SW, AK - COOP Alaska station 505757

505757 - MCCARTHY 3 SW, Alaska

Latitude
61° 25´N

Longitude
143° 0´W

Elevation
381 meters

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10 nearest COOP Alaska stations

15 mi	E :	MC CARTHY 1 NE, AK
15 mi	E :	MC CARTHY 1 NE, AK
20 mi	E :	MAY CREEK, AK
37 mi	W :	SILVER LAKE, AK
42 mi	W :	CHITINA, AK
50 mi	WNW :	KEISTERS STORE, AK
53 mi	WNW :	KENNEY LAKE SCHOOL, AK
54 mi	WNW :	KENNEY LAKE, AK
55 mi	WNW :	OLD EDGERTON, AK
64 mi	NNE :	CHISANA, AK

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	4763	26.1%	1887	25.0%
TMIN	4751	26.0%	1886	24.9%
PRCP	4774	26.1%	1892	25.0%
SNOW	4791	26.2%	1886	24.9%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	1887 by year	18.3°F	17.6°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>=41°F	136	0.31	38	22	1.7	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=-11°F	132	0.30	25	17	1.5	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>=41°F	136	0.69	48	7	6.9*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=-11°F	132	-0.68	2	40	20.0*	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>=41°F	136	32	3	10.7*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=-11°F	132	13	13	1.0	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	1886 by year	-3.1°F	18.8°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<=-35°F	127	0.19	24	22	1.1	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=24°F	135	0.36	31	11	2.8*	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<=-35°F	127	-0.71	5	41	8.2*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=24°F	135	0.75	44	5	8.8*	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<=-35°F	127	14	10	1.4	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=24°F	135	26	5	5.2*	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	1892 by year	0.04"		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"	559	0.14"	0.43	143	51	2.8*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.18"	111	0.44"	0.30	23	10	2.3*	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"	559	0.14"	0.11	110	88	1.2	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.18"	111	0.44"	0.16	26	20	1.3	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"	559	0.14"	127	38	3.3*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.18"	111	0.44"	19	7	2.7*	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	1886 by year	0.36"		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"	493	1.38"	0.47	135	46	2.9*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.0"	95	3.99"	0.32	21	11	1.9	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"	493	1.38"	0.01	79	87	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.0"	95	3.99"	-0.18	15	21	1.4	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"	493	1.38"	107	39	2.7*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.0"	95	3.99"	17	8	2.1	map	table

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