212916 - FOSSTON, Minnesota

Latitude
47° 34´N
Longitude
95° 44´W
Elevation
1310 feet

HCND

Minnesota
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10 nearest HCND stations
35 miSE :ITASCA U OF MN, MN
41 miWSW :ADA, MN
51 miS :DETROIT LAKES 1NNE, MN
55 miSE :PARK RAPIDS 2S, MN
62 miW :HILLSBORO 3N, ND
64 miESE :WALKER AH-GWAH-CHING, MN
68 miWNW :GRAND FORKS UNIVERSITY, ND
74 miW :MAYVILLE, ND
74 miESE :LEECH LAKE DAM, MN
79 miE :WINNIBIGOSHISH DAM, MN

Weather variables    Help
Click a weather variable name to jump down to those statistics.
Total
observations
%
NDJFM
observations
%
TMAX
17250
94.5%
7101
93.9%
TMIN
17124
93.8%
7064
93.4%
PRCP
12228
67.0%
4718
62.4%
SNOW
11716
64.2%
4661
61.6%




TMAX     Help     top of page

TMAX
observations
mean
std dev
   
Distribution
during extreme days of
NDJFM
7101  by year
25.3°F
15.4°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>=47°F
506
0.27
84
47
1.8*
map
table
Extreme low events
Days with TMAX<=0°F
520
-0.34
74
133
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>=47°F
506
0.07
69
48
1.4*
map
table
Extreme low events
Days with TMAX<=0°F
520
-0.43
61
156
2.6*
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>=47°F
506
91
63
1.4*
map
table
Extreme low events
Days with TMAX<=0°F
520
47
84
1.8*
map
table

TMAX under 2 index extremes     Help
Station table Maps - choose one extreme:
High NAMLow NAM High PNALow PNA High CTILow CTI




TMIN     Help     top of page

TMIN
observations
mean
std dev
   
Distribution
during extreme days of
NDJFM
7064  by year
5.1°F
17.7°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<=-23°F
504
-0.21
82
115
1.4*
map
table
Extreme high events
Days with TMIN>=29°F
537
0.29
99
44
2.2*
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<=-23°F
504
-0.32
70
145
2.1*
map
table
Extreme high events
Days with TMIN>=29°F
537
-0.02
59
56
1.1
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<=-23°F
504
55
77
1.4
map
table
Extreme high events
Days with TMIN>=29°F
537
98
80
1.2
map
table

TMIN under 2 index extremes     Help
Station table Maps - choose one extreme:
High NAMLow NAM High PNALow PNA High CTILow CTI




PRCP (total liquid water equivalent)     Help     top of page

PRCP
observations
mean
   
Distribution
during extreme days of
NDJFM
4718  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"
1164
0.15"
-0.11
160
214
1.3*
map
table
Extreme events
Days with PRCP>0.20"
228
0.40"
0.04
34
32
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"
1164
0.15"
-0.30
131
246
1.9*
map
table
Extreme events
Days with PRCP>0.20"
228
0.40"
-0.50
8
51
6.4*
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"
1164
0.15"
195
198
1.0
map
table
Extreme events
Days with PRCP>0.20"
228
0.40"
35
36
1.0
map
table

PRCP under 2 index extremes     Help
Station table Maps - choose one extreme:
High NAMLow NAM High PNALow PNA High CTILow CTI




SNOW     Help     top of page

SNOW
observations
mean
   
Distribution
during extreme days of
NDJFM
4661  by year
0.35"
   
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"
997
1.66"
-0.14
146
205
1.4*
map
table
Extreme events
Days with SNOW>2.0"
191
4.07"
-0.14
24
39
1.6
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"
997
1.66"
-0.34
116
227
2.0*
map
table
Extreme events
Days with SNOW>2.0"
191
4.07"
-0.58
11
52
4.7*
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"
997
1.66"
153
182
1.2
map
table
Extreme events
Days with SNOW>2.0"
191
4.07"
29
31
1.1
map
table

SNOW under 2 index extremes     Help
Station table Maps - choose one extreme:
High NAMLow NAM High PNALow PNA High CTILow CTI