STERLING, CO - COOP Lower Rockies station 057950

057950 - STERLING, Colorado

Latitude
40° 37´N

Longitude
103° 13´W

Elevation
1200 meters

COOP Lower Rockies

10 nearest COOP Lower Rockies stations

13 mi	ESE :	LEROY 5 WSW, CO
21 mi	ENE :	FLEMING, CO
28 mi	NE :	CROOK, CO
31 mi	S :	AKRON WASHINGTON CO AP, CO
31 mi	SE :	OTIS 11 NE, CO
32 mi	S :	AKRON 4 E, CO
33 mi	W :	NEW RAYMER, CO
35 mi	SE :	YUMA 10 NW, CO
39 mi	SW :	FORT MORGAN, CO
39 mi	WNW :	KAUFFMAN 4 SSE, CO

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	17890	98.0%	7415	98.0%
TMIN	17913	98.1%	7424	98.2%
PRCP	17848	97.7%	7370	97.4%
SNOW	16756	91.7%	6473	85.6%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7415 by year	45.2°F	15.0°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>=67°F	540	0.24	95	46	2.1*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=22°F	535	-0.17	96	142	1.5*	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>=67°F	540	-0.00	79	64	1.2	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=22°F	535	-0.49	48	155	3.2*	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>=67°F	540	67	107	1.6*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=22°F	535	67	97	1.4*	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7424 by year	17.1°F	11.3°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	547	-0.13	107	134	1.3	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=31°F	608	0.19	112	65	1.7*	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<=-2°F	547	-0.47	54	157	2.9*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=31°F	608	0.14	102	58	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<=-2°F	547	57	102	1.8*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=31°F	608	109	94	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	7370 by year	0.01"		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"	807	0.14"	-0.20	106	177	1.7*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.20"	156	0.43"	-0.13	23	30	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"	807	0.14"	-0.08	99	113	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.20"	156	0.43"	0.08	18	18	1.0	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"	807	0.14"	132	131	1.0	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.20"	156	0.43"	31	23	1.3	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6473 by year	0.13"		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"	373	2.20"	-0.07	54	69	1.3	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.5"	71	5.40"	0.03	12	8	1.5	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"	373	2.20"	-0.13	53	69	1.3	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.5"	71	5.40"	-0.15	7	11	1.6	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"	373	2.20"	56	66	1.2	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.5"	71	5.40"	13	12	1.1	map	table

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