WALES, AK - COOP Alaska station 509739

509739 - WALES, Alaska

Latitude
65° 37´N

Longitude
168° 3´W

Elevation
3 meters

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10 nearest COOP Alaska stations

14 mi	E :	TIN CITY, AK
16 mi	WNW :	LITTLE DIOMEDE, AK
46 mi	ESE :	PORT CLARENCE, AK
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109 mi	SE :	NOME MUNICIPAL ARPT, AK
151 mi	SSW :	SAVOONGA, AK
151 mi	S :	NORTHEAST CAPE, AK

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	16398	89.8%	6804	90.0%
TMIN	16350	89.5%	6788	89.8%
PRCP	16237	88.9%	6603	87.3%
SNOW	15103	82.7%	6246	82.6%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6804 by year	10.0°F	16.3°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>=34°F	463	-0.23	60	101	1.7*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=-15°F	465	0.11	95	77	1.2	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>=34°F	463	-0.17	60	81	1.4	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=-15°F	465	0.27	105	54	1.9*	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>=34°F	463	73	81	1.1	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=-15°F	465	69	107	1.6*	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6788 by year	-3.2°F	15.9°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<=-25°F	525	0.19	123	76	1.6*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=23°F	471	0.11	91	75	1.2	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<=-25°F	525	0.04	96	87	1.1	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=23°F	471	-0.46	38	114	3.0*	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<=-25°F	525	84	139	1.7*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=23°F	471	94	75	1.3	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6603 by year	0.02"		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"	1209	0.09"	0.11	225	174	1.3*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.12"	225	0.29"	0.27	62	31	2.0*	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"	1209	0.09"	-0.15	183	237	1.3*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.12"	225	0.29"	-0.20	34	45	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"	1209	0.09"	215	215	1.0	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.12"	225	0.29"	24	33	1.4	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6246 by year	0.16"		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"	1107	0.92"	0.11	218	153	1.4*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>1.3"	214	2.68"	0.17	48	30	1.6	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"	1107	0.92"	-0.05	190	202	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>1.3"	214	2.68"	0.08	47	37	1.3	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"	1107	0.92"	169	182	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>1.3"	214	2.68"	33	30	1.1	map	table

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