CANTON 4WNW, SD - HCND station 391392

391392 - CANTON 4WNW, South Dakota

Latitude
43° 18´N

Longitude
96° 40´W

Elevation
1345 feet

10 nearest HCND stations

27 mi	ENE :	ROCK RAPIDS, IA
39 mi	SSW :	VERMILLION 2SE, SD
43 mi	SE :	LE MARS, IA
46 mi	W :	MENNO, SD
53 mi	NNE :	PIPESTONE, MN
56 mi	SSW :	HARTINGTON, NE
61 mi	WNW :	ALEXANDRIA, SD
65 mi	NW :	HOWARD, SD
72 mi	S :	WAKEFIELD, NE
87 mi	NW :	FORESTBURG 3NE, SD

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	17831	97.6%	7461	98.7%
TMIN	17819	97.6%	7451	98.5%
PRCP	12788	70.0%	5077	67.1%
SNOW	11744	64.3%	4783	63.2%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7461 by year	35.5°F	15.0°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>=58°F	565	0.29	106	49	2.2*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=12°F	528	-0.34	81	147	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>=58°F	565	0.04	95	70	1.4	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=12°F	528	-0.27	76	138	1.8*	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>=58°F	565	78	93	1.2	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=12°F	528	46	77	1.7*	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7451 by year	14.2°F	15.0°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<=-12°F	497	-0.40	69	135	2.0*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=33°F	588	0.30	112	53	2.1*	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<=-12°F	497	-0.15	80	120	1.5*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=33°F	588	-0.09	61	62	1.0	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<=-12°F	497	39	70	1.8*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=33°F	588	131	94	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	5077 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"	1273	0.17"	-0.10	204	238	1.2	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.25"	243	0.55"	0.04	39	39	1.0	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"	1273	0.17"	-0.22	140	248	1.8*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.25"	243	0.55"	-0.36	15	45	3.0*	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"	1273	0.17"	196	204	1.0	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.25"	243	0.55"	50	32	1.6	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	4783 by year	0.32"		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"	773	2.01"	-0.18	120	160	1.3*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	131	5.93"	-0.25	15	28	1.9	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"	773	2.01"	-0.24	90	163	1.8*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	131	5.93"	-0.39	8	29	3.6*	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"	773	2.01"	93	124	1.3*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	131	5.93"	20	20	1.0	map	table

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