SHERIDAN FIELD STN, WY - COOP Lower Rockies station 488160

488160 - SHERIDAN FIELD STN, Wyoming

Latitude
44° 50´N

Longitude
106° 50´W

Elevation
1143 meters

COOP Lower Rockies

10 nearest COOP Lower Rockies stations

8 mi	SW :	SHERIDAN COUNTY ARPT, WY
13 mi	SW :	BIG HORN, WY
18 mi	S :	STORY, WY
21 mi	W :	DAYTON, WY
24 mi	S :	BUFFALO 11 NW, WY
26 mi	SE :	CLEARMONT 5 SW, WY
27 mi	E :	LEITER 9 N, WY
31 mi	WNW :	PARKMAN 5 WNW, WY
32 mi	S :	BUFFALO 5 W, WY
33 mi	S :	HUNTERS STN, WY

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	18026	98.7%	7500	99.2%
TMIN	18089	99.0%	7507	99.3%
PRCP	18115	99.2%	7505	99.2%
SNOW	15197	83.2%	5570	73.6%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7500 by year	38.8°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>=60°F	512	0.26	77	40	1.9*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=13°F	500	-0.21	91	131	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>=60°F	512	0.39	116	37	3.1*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=13°F	500	-0.97	19	216	11.4*	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>=60°F	512	99	80	1.2	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=13°F	500	52	86	1.7*	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7507 by year	12.4°F	14.3°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<=-13°F	506	-0.16	91	121	1.3	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=30°F	521	0.19	90	61	1.5*	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<=-13°F	506	-0.96	25	218	8.7*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=30°F	521	0.33	110	45	2.4*	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<=-13°F	506	52	83	1.6*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=30°F	521	66	94	1.4*	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7505 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"	1486	0.10"	-0.21	198	309	1.6*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.16"	279	0.29"	-0.15	34	53	1.6	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"	1486	0.10"	-0.21	183	286	1.6*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.16"	279	0.29"	-0.23	30	48	1.6*	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"	1486	0.10"	175	267	1.5*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.16"	279	0.29"	48	52	1.1	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	5570 by year	0.23"		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"	652	1.93"	-0.30	77	149	1.9*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	108	4.95"	-0.33	13	31	2.4*	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"	652	1.93"	-0.40	57	148	2.6*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	108	4.95"	-0.33	10	25	2.5*	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"	652	1.93"	57	120	2.1*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	108	4.95"	14	21	1.5	map	table

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