VALLECITO DAM, CO - COOP Lower Rockies station 058582

058582 - VALLECITO DAM, Colorado

Latitude
37° 23´N

Longitude
107° 35´W

Elevation
2332 meters

COOP Lower Rockies

10 nearest COOP Lower Rockies stations

4 mi	W :	LEMON DAM, CO
14 mi	NW :	TACOMA, CO
16 mi	WSW :	DURANGO WATER RESOURCES, CO
17 mi	NW :	ELECTRA LAKE, CO
17 mi	S :	IGNACIO 1 N, CO
20 mi	SE :	CHIMNEY ROCK, CO
21 mi	ESE :	STATE TURKEY EXP FAR, CO
23 mi	NNW :	CASCADE, CO
24 mi	E :	PALISADE LAKES 6 SSE, CO
27 mi	SSE :	ARBOLES, CO

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	17969	98.4%	7471	98.8%
TMIN	17967	98.4%	7471	98.8%
PRCP	17913	98.1%	7413	98.0%
SNOW	17465	95.6%	7207	95.3%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7471 by year	42.1°F	9.7°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>=57°F	586	0.04	77	59	1.3	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=28°F	525	0.11	119	96	1.2	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>=57°F	586	0.36	115	27	4.3*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=28°F	525	-0.61	33	166	5.0*	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>=57°F	586	45	157	3.5*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=28°F	525	73	83	1.1	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7471 by year	12.6°F	11.4°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<=-6°F	540	-0.09	112	117	1.0	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=28°F	517	-0.05	75	91	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<=-6°F	540	-0.49	59	161	2.7*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=28°F	517	-0.27	54	99	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<=-6°F	540	72	93	1.3	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=28°F	517	91	84	1.1	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7413 by year	0.08"		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"	2009	0.28"	-0.06	338	377	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.45"	400	0.80"	0.10	78	67	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"	2009	0.28"	-0.32	211	461	2.2*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.45"	400	0.80"	-0.55	26	107	4.1*	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"	2009	0.28"	371	278	1.3*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.45"	400	0.80"	83	49	1.7*	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7207 by year	0.74"		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"	1568	3.41"	-0.07	266	311	1.2	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>5.5"	288	8.84"	-0.04	53	59	1.1	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"	1568	3.41"	-0.37	154	384	2.5*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>5.5"	288	8.84"	-0.52	20	76	3.8*	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"	1568	3.41"	298	216	1.4*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>5.5"	288	8.84"	60	39	1.5	map	table

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