PIPESTONE, MN - HCND station 216565

216565 - PIPESTONE, Minnesota

Latitude
44° 1´N

Longitude
96° 19´W

Elevation
1705 feet

10 nearest HCND stations

41 mi	S :	ROCK RAPIDS, IA
53 mi	SSW :	CANTON 4WNW, SD
60 mi	W :	HOWARD, SD
69 mi	NNE :	MONTEVIDEO 1SW, MN
75 mi	NNW :	WATERTOWN FAA AP, SD
77 mi	WSW :	ALEXANDRIA, SD
80 mi	NNE :	MILAN 1NW, MN
83 mi	SW :	MENNO, SD
84 mi	N :	MILBANK 2SSW, SD
85 mi	ESE :	ESTHERVILLE 2N, IA

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	17863	97.8%	7323	96.8%
TMIN	17687	96.8%	7259	96.0%
PRCP	12243	67.0%	4684	61.9%
SNOW	11114	60.9%	4121	54.5%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7323 by year	30.8°F	15.3°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>=54°F	518	0.25	95	52	1.8*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=7°F	537	-0.35	83	149	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>=54°F	518	-0.00	77	66	1.2	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=7°F	537	-0.30	75	149	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>=54°F	518	68	82	1.2	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=7°F	537	47	93	2.0*	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7259 by year	10.1°F	15.3°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<=-15°F	544	-0.30	87	130	1.5*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=31°F	487	0.24	88	48	1.8*	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<=-15°F	544	-0.16	91	139	1.5*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=31°F	487	-0.16	42	66	1.6*	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<=-15°F	544	43	86	2.0*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=31°F	487	108	79	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	4684 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"	1388	0.15"	-0.11	216	253	1.2	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.24"	266	0.51"	0.05	42	40	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"	1388	0.15"	-0.14	189	246	1.3*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.24"	266	0.51"	-0.27	18	48	2.7*	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"	1388	0.15"	234	210	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.24"	266	0.51"	63	38	1.7*	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	4121 by year	0.34"		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"	896	1.59"	-0.26	125	190	1.5*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.5"	165	4.82"	-0.08	30	35	1.2	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"	896	1.59"	-0.14	127	167	1.3*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.5"	165	4.82"	-0.34	11	33	3.0*	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"	896	1.59"	124	142	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.5"	165	4.82"	27	26	1.0	map	table

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