LITTLE HILLS, CO - COOP Lower Rockies station 055048

055048 - LITTLE HILLS, Colorado

Latitude
40° 0´N

Longitude
108° 12´W

Elevation
1872 meters

COOP Lower Rockies

10 nearest COOP Lower Rockies stations

12 mi	E :	MEEKER 3 W, CO
15 mi	NE :	MEEKER 10 NW, CO
15 mi	E :	MEEKER NO 2, CO
29 mi	NW :	MASSADONA 3 E, CO
31 mi	W :	RANGELY 1 E, CO
34 mi	SSE :	OIL SHALE MINE, CO
35 mi	N :	SUNBEAM 7 SW, CO
36 mi	SSW :	ALTENBERN, CO
36 mi	N :	MAYBELL, CO
36 mi	E :	MARVINE, CO

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	14902	81.6%	6221	82.3%
TMIN	15026	82.3%	6257	82.7%
PRCP	15314	83.9%	6390	84.5%
SNOW	14655	80.2%	5760	76.2%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6221 by year	42.8°F	10.9°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>=59°F	470	0.02	60	51	1.2	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=27°F	457	0.11	111	82	1.4	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>=59°F	470	0.34	95	23	4.1*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=27°F	457	-0.43	36	112	3.1*	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>=59°F	470	41	110	2.7*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=27°F	457	60	60	1.0	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6257 by year	9.5°F	13.2°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<=-12°F	436	0.15	103	80	1.3	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=28°F	429	-0.19	45	89	2.0*	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<=-12°F	436	-0.50	37	122	3.3*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=28°F	429	-0.22	50	80	1.6*	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	436	60	80	1.3	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=28°F	429	58	88	1.5*	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6390 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"	1514	0.13"	-0.16	208	310	1.5*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.21"	285	0.38"	0.04	43	50	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"	1514	0.13"	-0.23	168	301	1.8*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.21"	285	0.38"	-0.42	25	65	2.6*	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"	1514	0.13"	235	238	1.0	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.21"	285	0.38"	41	53	1.3	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	5760 by year	0.30"		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"	883	1.98"	-0.05	133	161	1.2	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	169	5.19"	0.09	27	27	1.0	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"	883	1.98"	-0.23	107	182	1.7*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	169	5.19"	-0.39	17	38	2.2*	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"	883	1.98"	99	175	1.8*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	169	5.19"	17	41	2.4*	map	table

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