MARION, NC - HCND station 315340

315340 - MARION, North Carolina

Latitude
35° 41´N

Longitude
82° 0´W

Elevation
1425 feet

10 nearest HCND stations

18 mi	ENE :	MORGANTON, NC
30 mi	ENE :	LENOIR, NC
34 mi	NNE :	BANNER ELK, NC
35 mi	SW :	HENDERSONVILLE 1NE, NC
38 mi	WNW :	MARSHALL, NC
56 mi	WSW :	WAYNESVILLE 1E, NC
63 mi	E :	STATESVILLE 2NNE, NC
70 mi	WNW :	NEWPORT 1NW, TN
75 mi	NW :	ROGERSVILLE 1NE, TN
75 mi	SE :	WINTHROP COLLEGE, SC

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	16181	88.6%	6586	87.1%
TMIN	16249	89.0%	6616	87.5%
PRCP	15703	86.0%	6335	83.8%
SNOW	11221	61.4%	4280	56.6%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6586 by year	55.9°F	11.0°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>=72°F	531	0.26	94	52	1.8*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=39°F	499	-0.34	71	125	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>=72°F	531	-0.65	18	155	8.6*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=39°F	499	0.71	177	40	4.4*	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>=72°F	531	47	110	2.3*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=39°F	499	69	69	1.0	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6616 by year	32.6°F	10.1°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<=18°F	520	-0.37	66	133	2.0*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=48°F	523	0.12	68	49	1.4	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<=18°F	520	0.62	163	35	4.7*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=48°F	523	-0.54	29	137	4.7*	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<=18°F	520	67	74	1.1	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=48°F	523	78	97	1.2	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6335 by year	0.15"		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"	1910	0.51"	0.02	317	299	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.85"	376	1.50"	0.05	67	51	1.3	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"	1910	0.51"	-0.12	294	374	1.3*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.85"	376	1.50"	0.02	67	63	1.1	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"	1910	0.51"	350	291	1.2*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.85"	376	1.50"	72	51	1.4	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	4280 by year	0.09"		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"	111	3.53"	-0.56	12	33	2.8*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>5.5"	22	8.60"	-0.67	1	7	7.0	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"	111	3.53"	0.74	36	4	9.0*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>5.5"	22	8.60"	0.87	7	0	Inf	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"	111	3.53"	13	8	1.6	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>5.5"	22	8.60"	7	2	3.5	map	table

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