FORT LEWIS, CO - COOP Lower Rockies station 053016

053016 - FORT LEWIS, Colorado

Latitude
37° 14´N

Longitude
108° 3´W

Elevation
2317 meters

COOP Lower Rockies

10 nearest COOP Lower Rockies stations

11 mi	SW :	KLINE 3W, CO
12 mi	ENE :	DURANGO WATER RESOURCES, CO
16 mi	WNW :	MANCOS, CO
24 mi	W :	MESA VERDE NP, CO
24 mi	ESE :	IGNACIO 1 N, CO
24 mi	ENE :	LEMON DAM, CO
24 mi	NE :	TACOMA, CO
26 mi	NNE :	ELECTRA LAKE, CO
28 mi	ENE :	VALLECITO DAM, CO
28 mi	S :	AZTEC RUINS NATL MONUMENT, NM

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	17570	96.2%	7366	97.4%
TMIN	17636	96.6%	7363	97.4%
PRCP	17774	97.3%	7368	97.4%
SNOW	16993	93.0%	6712	88.7%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7366 by year	41.5°F	9.4°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>=56°F	571	0.14	87	50	1.7*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=28°F	576	-0.06	113	115	1.0	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>=56°F	571	0.29	100	36	2.8*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=28°F	576	-0.61	42	178	4.2*	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>=56°F	571	54	144	2.7*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=28°F	576	83	109	1.3	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7363 by year	14.1°F	10.5°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<=-3°F	515	-0.04	101	104	1.0	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=29°F	520	0.10	100	84	1.2	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<=-3°F	515	-0.53	42	148	3.5*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=29°F	520	-0.14	60	80	1.3	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<=-3°F	515	68	102	1.5*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=29°F	520	94	74	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	7368 by year	0.05"		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"	1491	0.25"	-0.03	274	290	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.40"	282	0.66"	0.08	57	48	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"	1491	0.25"	-0.37	143	357	2.5*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.40"	282	0.66"	-0.35	27	66	2.4*	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"	1491	0.25"	292	206	1.4*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.40"	282	0.66"	66	29	2.3*	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6712 by year	0.48"		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"	1033	3.12"	0.01	210	200	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>5.0"	176	8.14"	0.21	40	28	1.4	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"	1033	3.12"	-0.44	103	279	2.7*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>5.0"	176	8.14"	-0.43	12	43	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"	1033	3.12"	228	156	1.5*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>5.0"	176	8.14"	43	19	2.3*	map	table

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