FAIRMONT, MN - HCND station 212698

212698 - FAIRMONT, Minnesota

Latitude
43° 38´N

Longitude
94° 28´W

Elevation
1187 feet

10 nearest HCND stations

17 mi	ENE :	WINNEBAGO, MN
24 mi	SW :	ESTHERVILLE 2N, IA
40 mi	SSE :	ALGONA 3W, IA
46 mi	N :	NEW ULM, MN
48 mi	ESE :	FOREST CITY 2NNE, IA
52 mi	NNE :	SAINT PETER 2SW, MN
52 mi	E :	ALBERT LEA 3SE, MN
78 mi	SSW :	STORM LAKE 2E, IA
79 mi	S :	FORT DODGE, IA
85 mi	S :	ROCKWELL CITY, IA

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	17985	98.5%	7404	97.9%
TMIN	17990	98.5%	7408	98.0%
PRCP	14782	80.9%	5607	74.1%
SNOW	11587	63.4%	4456	58.9%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7404 by year	31.5°F	14.6°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>=53°F	553	0.36	113	48	2.4*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=8°F	528	-0.44	71	148	2.1*	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>=53°F	553	-0.06	69	68	1.0	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=8°F	528	-0.23	79	133	1.7*	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>=53°F	553	80	81	1.0	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=8°F	528	53	86	1.6*	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7408 by year	14.3°F	14.9°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<=-11°F	497	-0.42	61	128	2.1*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=33°F	608	0.24	106	52	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<=-11°F	497	-0.21	81	132	1.6*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=33°F	608	-0.10	59	69	1.2	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<=-11°F	497	40	80	2.0*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=33°F	608	123	92	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	5607 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"	1690	0.17"	-0.06	267	290	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.26"	336	0.59"	-0.01	55	54	1.0	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"	1690	0.17"	-0.21	220	337	1.5*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.26"	336	0.59"	-0.40	26	74	2.8*	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"	1690	0.17"	266	299	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.26"	336	0.59"	60	57	1.1	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	4456 by year	0.43"		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"	1129	1.72"	-0.14	176	223	1.3*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.8"	221	5.18"	-0.22	36	55	1.5	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"	1129	1.72"	-0.19	162	232	1.4*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.8"	221	5.18"	-0.29	24	48	2.0*	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"	1129	1.72"	136	209	1.5*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.8"	221	5.18"	33	28	1.2	map	table

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