VIRGINIA CITY, MT - HCND station 248597

248597 - VIRGINIA CITY, Montana

Latitude
45° 18´N

Longitude
111° 57´W

Elevation
5773 feet

10 nearest HCND stations

12 mi	ENE :	ENNIS, MT
20 mi	NE :	NORRIS MADISON POWER HOUSE, MT
34 mi	W :	DILLON WMCE, MT
42 mi	SE :	HEBGEN DAM, MT
51 mi	ENE :	BOZEMAN MONTANA ST UNIV, MT
61 mi	SE :	WEST YELLOWSTONE, MT
65 mi	ESE :	YELLOWSTONE PARK MAMMOTH, WY
88 mi	SSE :	ASHTON, ID
90 mi	N :	HELENA WSO, MT
91 mi	SE :	LAKE YELLOWSTONE, WY

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	17739	97.1%	7332	96.9%
TMIN	17838	97.7%	7362	97.3%
PRCP	13031	71.4%	5298	70.1%
SNOW	10021	54.9%	3578	47.3%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7332 by year	37.9°F	11.7°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>=54°F	515	0.27	89	32	2.8*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=20°F	529	-0.12	100	129	1.3	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	515	0.72	167	19	8.8*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=20°F	529	-0.95	12	202	16.8*	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	515	68	74	1.1	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=20°F	529	59	98	1.7*	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7362 by year	15.8°F	12.5°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<=-5°F	541	-0.10	104	126	1.2	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=32°F	522	0.10	85	70	1.2	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<=-5°F	541	-0.99	16	218	13.6*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=32°F	522	0.35	115	41	2.8*	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<=-5°F	541	55	116	2.1*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=32°F	522	64	98	1.5*	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	5298 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"	1461	0.13"	-0.04	231	271	1.2	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.19"	292	0.35"	0.05	56	50	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"	1461	0.13"	-0.22	172	298	1.7*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.19"	292	0.35"	-0.26	29	71	2.4*	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"	1461	0.13"	220	265	1.2	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.19"	292	0.35"	48	52	1.1	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	3578 by year	0.47"		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"	758	2.21"	0.11	134	116	1.2	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	135	5.60"	0.28	35	17	2.1*	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"	758	2.21"	-0.25	79	152	1.9*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	135	5.60"	-0.43	10	38	3.8*	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"	758	2.21"	108	126	1.2	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	135	5.60"	21	25	1.2	map	table

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