PIERRE FAA AP, SD - HCND station 396597

396597 - PIERRE FAA AP, South Dakota

Latitude
44° 23´N

Longitude
100° 17´W

Elevation
1726 feet

10 nearest HCND stations

39 mi	SSE :	KENNEBEC, SD
40 mi	SSW :	MURDO, SD
41 mi	ENE :	HIGHMORE 1W, SD
62 mi	S :	WOOD, SD
64 mi	ESE :	GANN VALLEY 4NW, SD
72 mi	NE :	FAULKTON 1NW, SD
79 mi	NW :	DUPREE, SD
83 mi	WSW :	COTTONWOOD 2E, SD
86 mi	SE :	ACADEMY 2NE, SD
102 mi	NNE :	EUREKA, SD

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	18246	99.9%	7551	99.8%
TMIN	18230	99.8%	7539	99.7%
PRCP	14890	81.5%	5682	75.1%
SNOW	16316	89.3%	5872	77.6%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7551 by year	35.3°F	16.4°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>=60°F	506	0.40	104	45	2.3*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=9°F	545	-0.38	85	161	1.9*	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>=60°F	506	0.21	98	52	1.9*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=9°F	545	-0.66	49	193	3.9*	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>=60°F	506	77	80	1.0	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=9°F	545	48	96	2.0*	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7539 by year	14.6°F	14.2°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<=-10°F	537	-0.36	83	152	1.8*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=33°F	530	0.34	93	35	2.7*	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<=-10°F	537	-0.56	56	189	3.4*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=33°F	530	0.18	90	49	1.8*	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<=-10°F	537	45	91	2.0*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=33°F	530	98	84	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	5682 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"	1534	0.11"	-0.13	240	309	1.3*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.15"	295	0.36"	-0.12	44	59	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"	1534	0.11"	-0.26	177	312	1.8*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.15"	295	0.36"	-0.40	25	62	2.5*	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"	1534	0.11"	229	241	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.15"	295	0.36"	49	49	1.0	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	5872 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"	1267	1.09"	-0.21	190	285	1.5*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>1.6"	247	3.55"	-0.20	38	59	1.6	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"	1267	1.09"	-0.30	141	274	1.9*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>1.6"	247	3.55"	-0.48	20	61	3.1*	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"	1267	1.09"	181	190	1.0	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>1.6"	247	3.55"	31	46	1.5	map	table

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