WHITTIER, AK - COOP Alaska station 509829

509829 - WHITTIER, Alaska

Latitude
60° 46´N

Longitude
148° 41´W

Elevation
18 meters

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10 nearest COOP Alaska stations

3 mi	WNW :	PORTAGE GLACIER V C, AK
6 mi	WNW :	PORTAGE 1 S, AK
7 mi	WNW :	PORTAGE, AK
17 mi	SE :	MAIN BAY, AK
24 mi	WNW :	ALYESKA, AK
24 mi	WNW :	GIRDWOOD, AK
25 mi	WNW :	DEVILS CLUB, AK
31 mi	WSW :	MOOSE PASS 3 NW, AK
32 mi	E :	NORTH DUTCH ISLAND C, AK
32 mi	ESE :	POINT NOWELL, AK

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	11737	64.3%	4784	63.3%
TMIN	11690	64.0%	4746	62.8%
PRCP	11737	64.3%	4762	63.0%
SNOW	10824	59.3%	4172	55.2%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	4784 by year	33.2°F	8.2°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>=43°F	353	-0.12	52	64	1.2	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=19°F	342	-0.13	68	84	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>=43°F	353	0.29	78	39	2.0*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=19°F	342	-0.44	20	81	4.0*	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>=43°F	353	97	26	3.7*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=19°F	342	81	57	1.4	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	4746 by year	24.2°F	9.5°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<=7°F	322	-0.08	66	75	1.1	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=35°F	368	-0.02	63	51	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<=7°F	322	-0.46	24	75	3.1*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=35°F	368	0.76	121	24	5.0*	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<=7°F	322	52	72	1.4	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=35°F	368	83	11	7.5*	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	4762 by year	0.58"		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"	2562	1.08"	-0.01	433	442	1.0	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>1.76"	507	2.95"	-0.07	68	73	1.1	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"	2562	1.08"	0.50	682	210	3.2*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>1.76"	507	2.95"	0.99	202	13	15.5*	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"	2562	1.08"	590	242	2.4*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>1.76"	507	2.95"	132	32	4.1*	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	4172 by year	1.40"		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"	1358	4.30"	0.11	252	210	1.2	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>6.5"	261	11.48"	0.08	40	34	1.2	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"	1358	4.30"	0.22	278	166	1.7*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>6.5"	261	11.48"	0.32	66	31	2.1*	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"	1358	4.30"	265	175	1.5*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>6.5"	261	11.48"	42	35	1.2	map	table

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