ORIENTAL, NC - COOP Mid-Atlantic station 316452

316452 - ORIENTAL, North Carolina

Latitude
35° 2´N

Longitude
76° 42´W

Elevation
3 meters

COOP Mid-Atlantic

10 nearest COOP Mid-Atlantic stations

8 mi	N :	BAYBORO 3 E, NC
12 mi	NNE :	MESIC, NC
15 mi	NNE :	HOBUCKEN BRIDGE, NC
16 mi	WSW :	CROATAN, NC
20 mi	W :	NEW BERN CRAVEN CO REG AP, NC
21 mi	S :	MOREHEAD CITY 2 WNW, NC
23 mi	WNW :	NEW BERN 3 NW, NC
23 mi	E :	CEDAR ISLAND, NC
24 mi	ESE :	LOLA, NC
25 mi	N :	AURORA 6 N, NC

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	5305	29.0%	2120	28.0%
TMIN	5216	28.6%	2078	27.5%
PRCP	5380	29.5%	2160	28.6%
SNOW	5358	29.3%	2135	28.2%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	2120 by year	58.6°F	10.0°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>=73°F	154	-0.15	10	21	2.1*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=43°F	156	-0.62	19	54	2.8*	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>=73°F	154	-0.80	5	47	9.4*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=43°F	156	0.79	55	11	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>=73°F	154	14	20	1.4	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=43°F	156	30	27	1.1	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	2078 by year	38.1°F	10.1°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<=23°F	144	-0.59	15	47	3.1*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=54°F	168	-0.16	12	20	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<=23°F	144	0.71	51	13	3.9*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=54°F	168	-0.40	12	38	3.2*	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<=23°F	144	23	15	1.5	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=54°F	168	22	27	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	2160 by year	0.12"		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"	698	0.37"	-0.29	92	168	1.8*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.58"	137	1.10"	-0.40	11	33	3.0*	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"	698	0.37"	0.04	138	116	1.2	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.58"	137	1.10"	0.36	36	14	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"	698	0.37"	88	106	1.2	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.58"	137	1.10"	24	17	1.4	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	2135 by year	0.01"		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"	5	2.66"	0.92	2	0	Inf	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.0"	1	7.00"	-0.44	0	0	NaN	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"	5	2.66"	1.13	3	0	Inf	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.0"	1	7.00"	1.75	1	0	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"	5	2.66"	0	0	NaN	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.0"	1	7.00"	0	0	NaN	map	table

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