MEDICINE LAKE 3SE, MT - HCND station 245572

245572 - MEDICINE LAKE 3SE, Montana

Latitude
48° 29´N

Longitude
104° 27´W

Elevation
1952 feet

10 nearest HCND stations

41 mi	SW :	POPLAR, MT
60 mi	ENE :	CROSBY, ND
71 mi	S :	SAVAGE, MT
96 mi	S :	GLENDIVE, MT
114 mi	SE :	DUNN CENTER 2SW, ND
134 mi	SE :	DICKINSON EXP STN, ND
139 mi	W :	FORKS 4NNE, MT
140 mi	SW :	JORDAN, MT
143 mi	S :	PLEVNA, MT
148 mi	SE :	RICHARDTON ABBEY, ND

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	18045	98.8%	7450	98.5%
TMIN	18102	99.1%	7485	99.0%
PRCP	12734	69.7%	4996	66.1%
SNOW	11727	64.2%	4647	61.4%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7450 by year	30.1°F	16.9°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	519	0.33	103	45	2.3*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=2°F	517	-0.37	76	152	2.0*	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	519	0.47	122	30	4.1*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=2°F	517	-0.96	28	226	8.1*	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	519	92	76	1.2	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=2°F	517	57	93	1.6*	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7485 by year	7.8°F	16.8°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<=-21°F	526	-0.20	88	123	1.4*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=30°F	533	0.34	101	41	2.5*	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<=-21°F	526	-0.87	29	223	7.7*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=30°F	533	0.38	102	33	3.1*	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<=-21°F	526	54	105	1.9*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=30°F	533	97	70	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	4996 by year	0.02"		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"	1036	0.09"	-0.13	147	193	1.3*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.15"	181	0.27"	-0.03	23	26	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"	1036	0.09"	-0.40	85	247	2.9*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.15"	181	0.27"	-0.52	13	48	3.7*	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"	1036	0.09"	151	183	1.2	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.15"	181	0.27"	22	27	1.2	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	4647 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"	693	1.60"	-0.18	102	142	1.4*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.0"	129	3.91"	-0.13	17	26	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"	693	1.60"	-0.59	42	204	4.9*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.0"	129	3.91"	-0.58	8	36	4.5*	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"	693	1.60"	90	127	1.4*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.0"	129	3.91"	17	17	1.0	map	table

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