WHITE SANDS NATL MON, NM - COOP Lower Rockies station 299686

299686 - WHITE SANDS NATL MON, New Mexico

Latitude
32° 47´N

Longitude
106° 11´W

Elevation
1218 meters

COOP Lower Rockies

10 nearest COOP Lower Rockies stations

15 mi	ENE :	ALAMOGORDO, NM
21 mi	NNE :	TULAROSA, NM
24 mi	ENE :	MOUNTAIN PARK, NM
28 mi	ESE :	SACRAMENTO CANYON, NM
28 mi	S :	OROGRANDE, NM
28 mi	ENE :	CLOUDCRFT, NM
29 mi	ENE :	CLOUDCROFT 2, NM
29 mi	ENE :	CLOUDCROFT, NM
34 mi	WSW :	JORNADA EXP RANGE, NM
34 mi	NE :	MESCALERO, NM

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	17983	98.5%	7422	98.1%
TMIN	17965	98.4%	7441	98.4%
PRCP	18215	99.7%	7518	99.4%
SNOW	18066	98.9%	7371	97.5%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7422 by year	62.6°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>=77°F	520	0.14	91	59	1.5*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=47°F	529	0.09	99	77	1.3	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>=77°F	520	-0.12	61	72	1.2	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=47°F	529	0.10	97	76	1.3	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>=77°F	520	43	130	3.0*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=47°F	529	103	57	1.8*	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7441 by year	25.8°F	10.2°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<=11°F	550	-0.09	88	109	1.2	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=42°F	531	0.05	106	85	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<=11°F	550	0.15	114	75	1.5*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=42°F	531	-0.53	33	135	4.1*	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<=11°F	550	39	138	3.5*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=42°F	531	69	86	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	7518 by year	0.02"		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"	674	0.17"	0.03	120	108	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.29"	130	0.50"	0.32	31	14	2.2*	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"	674	0.17"	-0.09	92	127	1.4*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.29"	130	0.50"	-0.22	8	25	3.1*	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"	674	0.17"	161	61	2.6*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.29"	130	0.50"	38	7	5.4*	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7371 by year	0.02"		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"	60	2.34"	0.09	5	7	1.4	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.5"	11	5.65"	0.45	1	0	Inf	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"	60	2.34"	-0.04	10	9	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.5"	11	5.65"	-0.28	0	2	Inf	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"	60	2.34"	7	5	1.4	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.5"	11	5.65"	0	1	Inf	map	table

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