LE MARS, IA - HCND station 134735

134735 - LE MARS, Iowa

Latitude
42° 47´N

Longitude
96° 10´W

Elevation
1195 feet

10 nearest HCND stations

38 mi	W :	VERMILLION 2SE, SD
43 mi	NW :	CANTON 4WNW, SD
45 mi	N :	ROCK RAPIDS, IA
51 mi	SW :	WAKEFIELD, NE
51 mi	ESE :	STORM LAKE 2E, IA
57 mi	WSW :	HARTINGTON, NE
70 mi	S :	TEKAMAH, NE
78 mi	WNW :	MENNO, SD
80 mi	ENE :	ESTHERVILLE 2N, IA
82 mi	SSE :	LOGAN, IA

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	17542	96.1%	7220	95.5%
TMIN	17525	96.0%	7214	95.4%
PRCP	14195	77.7%	5555	73.4%
SNOW	14305	78.3%	5612	74.2%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7220 by year	36.3°F	15.1°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>=60°F	486	0.31	97	44	2.2*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=13°F	509	-0.40	82	150	1.8*	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>=60°F	486	-0.02	73	59	1.2	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=13°F	509	-0.33	70	142	2.0*	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>=60°F	486	58	88	1.5*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=13°F	509	49	73	1.5*	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7214 by year	15.8°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<=-9°F	507	-0.45	79	148	1.9*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=35°F	484	0.26	89	45	2.0*	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<=-9°F	507	-0.21	86	135	1.6*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=35°F	484	-0.13	41	53	1.3	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<=-9°F	507	56	57	1.0	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=35°F	484	102	85	1.2	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	5555 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"	1149	0.20"	-0.14	173	211	1.2	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.30"	226	0.63"	-0.04	32	37	1.2	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"	1149	0.20"	-0.19	144	209	1.5*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.30"	226	0.63"	-0.34	12	45	3.8*	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"	1149	0.20"	213	155	1.4*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.30"	226	0.63"	50	35	1.4	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	5612 by year	0.24"		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"	800	1.66"	-0.26	117	176	1.5*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.5"	150	4.76"	-0.27	19	32	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"	800	1.66"	-0.16	111	146	1.3*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.5"	150	4.76"	-0.27	11	28	2.5*	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"	800	1.66"	115	108	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.5"	150	4.76"	25	21	1.2	map	table

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