MCPHERSON, KS - HCND station 145152

145152 - MCPHERSON, Kansas

Latitude
38° 23´N

Longitude
97° 40´W

Elevation
1495 feet

10 nearest HCND stations

38 mi	NW :	ELLSWORTH, KS
52 mi	N :	MINNEAPOLIS, KS
60 mi	SE :	EL DORADO, KS
79 mi	W :	LARNED, KS
81 mi	NE :	MANHATTAN, KS
88 mi	SSW :	ANTHONY, KS
91 mi	ENE :	ESKRIDGE 1SE, KS
91 mi	SSW :	MEDICINE LODGE, KS
96 mi	WNW :	HAYS 1S, KS
109 mi	SSE :	NEWKIRK, OK

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	17267	94.5%	7139	94.4%
TMIN	17349	95.0%	7180	94.9%
PRCP	14323	78.4%	5597	74.0%
SNOW	12344	67.6%	5065	67.0%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7139 by year	48.5°F	14.7°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>=70°F	520	0.28	105	57	1.8*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=26°F	526	-0.29	96	147	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>=70°F	520	-0.16	57	83	1.5*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=26°F	526	-0.20	82	126	1.5*	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>=70°F	520	58	123	2.1*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=26°F	526	70	74	1.1	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7180 by year	26.2°F	11.9°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<=7°F	529	-0.29	93	140	1.5*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=43°F	537	0.26	107	54	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<=7°F	529	-0.22	80	134	1.7*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=43°F	537	-0.35	25	85	3.4*	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	529	51	87	1.7*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=43°F	537	98	92	1.1	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	5597 by year	0.05"		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"	1252	0.24"	-0.01	222	225	1.0	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.38"	241	0.79"	-0.10	42	46	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"	1252	0.24"	-0.16	141	216	1.5*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.38"	241	0.79"	-0.17	26	47	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"	1252	0.24"	254	169	1.5*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.38"	241	0.79"	54	24	2.2*	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	5065 by year	0.17"		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"	485	1.73"	-0.22	76	119	1.6*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	77	4.88"	-0.57	9	27	3.0*	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"	485	1.73"	-0.07	61	71	1.2	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	77	4.88"	-0.04	9	8	1.1	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"	485	1.73"	78	75	1.0	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	77	4.88"	18	11	1.6	map	table

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