IOWA FALLS, IA - HCND station 134142

134142 - IOWA FALLS, Iowa

Latitude
42° 31´N

Longitude
93° 15´W

Elevation
1130 feet

10 nearest HCND stations

47 mi	NE :	CHARLES CITY, IA
48 mi	W :	FORT DODGE, IA
50 mi	SE :	TOLEDO, IA
57 mi	NNW :	FOREST CITY 2NNE, IA
61 mi	NE :	NEW HAMPTON, IA
65 mi	NW :	ALGONA 3W, IA
65 mi	SE :	BELLE PLAINE, IA
70 mi	W :	ROCKWELL CITY, IA
76 mi	N :	ALBERT LEA 3SE, MN
77 mi	ENE :	FAYETTE, IA

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	17303	94.7%	7090	93.7%
TMIN	17253	94.5%	7071	93.5%
PRCP	14021	76.8%	5506	72.8%
SNOW	12062	66.0%	4916	65.0%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7090 by year	35.2°F	14.4°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>=58°F	481	0.34	96	35	2.7*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=13°F	514	-0.41	72	144	2.0*	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>=58°F	481	-0.19	49	69	1.4	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=13°F	514	-0.05	96	112	1.2	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>=58°F	481	61	76	1.2	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=13°F	514	57	76	1.3	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7071 by year	16.4°F	14.6°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<=-8°F	527	-0.37	76	134	1.8*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=35°F	510	0.30	94	37	2.5*	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<=-8°F	527	0.01	110	120	1.1	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=35°F	510	-0.24	38	77	2.0*	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<=-8°F	527	58	73	1.3	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=35°F	510	114	81	1.4	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	5506 by year	0.06"		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"	1331	0.25"	-0.02	221	220	1.0	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.41"	261	0.73"	0.07	48	35	1.4	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"	1331	0.25"	-0.24	157	253	1.6*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.41"	261	0.73"	-0.28	25	44	1.8*	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"	1331	0.25"	218	222	1.0	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.41"	261	0.73"	54	33	1.6*	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	4916 by year	0.30"		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"	791	1.87"	-0.12	129	161	1.2	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	142	5.20"	-0.21	25	35	1.4	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"	791	1.87"	-0.11	123	148	1.2	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	142	5.20"	-0.20	18	27	1.5	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"	791	1.87"	105	131	1.2	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	142	5.20"	24	16	1.5	map	table

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