ALTENBERN, CO - COOP Lower Rockies station 050214

050214 - ALTENBERN, Colorado

Latitude
39° 30´N

Longitude
108° 23´W

Elevation
1731 meters

COOP Lower Rockies

10 nearest COOP Lower Rockies stations

15 mi	SE :	DE BEQUE, CO
18 mi	E :	GRAND VALLEY, CO
18 mi	E :	PARACHUTE, CO
24 mi	E :	OIL SHALE MINE, CO
27 mi	S :	PALISADE, CO
27 mi	SSW :	GRAND JUNCTION WALKER FIELD, CO
28 mi	SE :	COLLBRAN, CO
30 mi	SE :	COLLBRAN 3 ENE, CO
30 mi	SW :	FRUITA 1 W, CO
31 mi	E :	RIFLE, CO

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	14349	78.6%	5958	78.8%
TMIN	14341	78.5%	5952	78.7%
PRCP	18030	98.7%	7471	98.8%
SNOW	17943	98.2%	7461	98.7%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	5958 by year	43.5°F	10.8°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>=61°F	428	0.34	94	30	3.1*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=28°F	438	0.02	104	93	1.1	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>=61°F	428	0.22	80	35	2.3*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=28°F	438	-0.57	27	119	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>=61°F	428	60	66	1.1	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=28°F	438	67	59	1.1	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	5952 by year	16.2°F	11.1°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<=-2°F	424	0.09	107	86	1.2	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=31°F	484	0.04	81	82	1.0	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<=-2°F	424	-0.55	29	129	4.4*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=31°F	484	-0.07	72	76	1.1	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<=-2°F	424	64	56	1.1	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=31°F	484	100	52	1.9*	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7471 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"	1865	0.18"	-0.04	318	360	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.28"	366	0.48"	-0.01	70	71	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"	1865	0.18"	-0.35	188	438	2.3*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.28"	366	0.48"	-0.62	26	102	3.9*	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"	1865	0.18"	340	253	1.3*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.28"	366	0.48"	56	63	1.1	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7461 by year	0.39"		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"	1142	2.55"	0.02	226	209	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>4.0"	181	6.86"	0.03	38	32	1.2	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"	1142	2.55"	-0.48	94	319	3.4*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>4.0"	181	6.86"	-0.90	9	71	7.9*	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"	1142	2.55"	181	175	1.0	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>4.0"	181	6.86"	20	43	2.1*	map	table

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