COTTONWOOD 2E, SD - HCND station 391972

391972 - COTTONWOOD 2E, South Dakota

Latitude
43° 58´N

Longitude
101° 52´W

Elevation
2414 feet

10 nearest HCND stations

58 mi	E :	MURDO, SD
71 mi	W :	RAPID CITY, SD
73 mi	S :	MERRIMAN, NE
76 mi	N :	DUPREE, SD
76 mi	ESE :	WOOD, SD
83 mi	ENE :	PIERRE FAA AP, SD
88 mi	WSW :	HOT SPRINGS, SD
99 mi	E :	KENNEBEC, SD
117 mi	W :	NEWCASTLE, WY
125 mi	ENE :	HIGHMORE 1W, SD

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	17131	93.8%	7066	93.4%
TMIN	17134	93.8%	7087	93.7%
PRCP	13332	73.0%	5244	69.3%
SNOW	12829	70.2%	5199	68.7%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7066 by year	39.7°F	16.5°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>=64°F	476	0.34	88	33	2.7*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=12°F	482	-0.25	87	138	1.6*	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>=64°F	476	0.20	89	44	2.0*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=12°F	482	-0.74	37	174	4.7*	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>=64°F	476	81	64	1.3	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=12°F	482	48	75	1.6*	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7087 by year	13.0°F	14.1°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<=-12°F	476	-0.27	74	122	1.6*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=31°F	523	0.23	104	58	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<=-12°F	476	-0.65	42	173	4.1*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=31°F	523	0.20	89	48	1.9*	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	476	47	70	1.5*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=31°F	523	85	78	1.1	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	5244 by year	0.03"		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"	998	0.14"	-0.15	151	204	1.4*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.20"	191	0.44"	-0.09	27	32	1.2	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"	998	0.14"	-0.19	125	181	1.4*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.20"	191	0.44"	-0.28	18	36	2.0*	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"	998	0.14"	149	127	1.2	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.20"	191	0.44"	32	27	1.2	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	5199 by year	0.28"		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"	830	1.77"	-0.17	133	183	1.4*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	108	5.42"	-0.12	17	19	1.1	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"	830	1.77"	-0.26	104	171	1.6*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	108	5.42"	-0.46	8	28	3.5*	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"	830	1.77"	111	117	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	108	5.42"	14	14	1.0	map	table

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