CORTEZ, CO - COOP Lower Rockies station 051886

051886 - CORTEZ, Colorado

Latitude
37° 21´N

Longitude
108° 36´W

Elevation
1875 meters

COOP Lower Rockies

10 nearest COOP Lower Rockies stations

10 mi	NE :	DOLORES, CO
12 mi	SSE :	MESA VERDE NP, CO
14 mi	NW :	YELLOW JACKET 2 W, CO
16 mi	E :	MANCOS, CO
20 mi	NNW :	PLEASANT VIEW 2 W, CO
23 mi	NW :	ATKINSON RANCH, CO
27 mi	W :	HOVENWEEP NM, UT
28 mi	SE :	KLINE 3W, CO
31 mi	ESE :	FORT LEWIS, CO
37 mi	NW :	CEDAR POINT, UT

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	17315	94.8%	7308	96.6%
TMIN	17306	94.8%	7306	96.6%
PRCP	17370	95.1%	7323	96.8%
SNOW	15935	87.3%	6116	80.9%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7308 by year	46.5°F	10.1°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>=62°F	565	0.16	89	47	1.9*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=32°F	563	-0.02	116	110	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>=62°F	565	0.28	106	36	2.9*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=32°F	563	-0.52	42	146	3.5*	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>=62°F	565	66	142	2.2*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=32°F	563	82	92	1.1	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7306 by year	18.7°F	10.4°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	559	0.05	123	106	1.2	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=32°F	641	0.06	111	106	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	559	-0.57	35	160	4.6*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=32°F	641	-0.32	61	126	2.1*	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	559	74	101	1.4	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=32°F	641	124	93	1.3	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7323 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"	1496	0.17"	-0.01	264	270	1.0	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.28"	289	0.47"	0.12	48	39	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"	1496	0.17"	-0.38	140	363	2.6*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.28"	289	0.47"	-0.49	21	72	3.4*	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"	1496	0.17"	300	186	1.6*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.28"	289	0.47"	54	42	1.3	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6116 by year	0.20"		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"	582	2.10"	-0.16	88	119	1.4	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	93	5.53"	-0.40	10	20	2.0	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"	582	2.10"	-0.51	42	164	3.9*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	93	5.53"	-0.53	11	30	2.7*	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"	582	2.10"	83	83	1.0	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	93	5.53"	13	11	1.2	map	table

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