ALDERSON, WV - COOP Mid-Atlantic station 460102

460102 - ALDERSON, West Virginia

Latitude
37° 44´N

Longitude
80° 40´W

Elevation
469 meters

COOP Mid-Atlantic

10 nearest COOP Mid-Atlantic stations

10 mi	N :	MEADOW BLUFF 2 S, WV
10 mi	N :	SMOOT, WV
13 mi	WSW :	HINTON 1, WV
13 mi	WSW :	HINTON 2, WV
14 mi	WSW :	BLUESTONE LAKE, WV
15 mi	SSE :	UNION 3 SSE, WV
17 mi	ENE :	LEWISBURG 3 N, WV
17 mi	N :	MC ROSS 3 E, WV
17 mi	NNW :	RAINELLE, WV
18 mi	NNW :	MCROSS, WV

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	3548	19.4%	1325	17.5%
TMIN	3542	19.4%	1347	17.8%
PRCP	17545	96.1%	7199	95.2%
SNOW	15320	83.9%	4992	66.0%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	1325 by year	50.6°F	11.8°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>=68°F	97	-0.33	3	22	7.3*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=34°F	111	-0.25	16	23	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>=68°F	97	-0.89	1	31	31.0*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=34°F	111	0.70	41	13	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>=68°F	97	3	55	18.3*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=34°F	111	22	40	1.8	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	1347 by year	26.8°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<=12°F	109	-0.27	16	31	1.9	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=42°F	99	-0.21	7	13	1.9	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<=12°F	109	0.28	27	14	1.9	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=42°F	99	-0.56	5	31	6.2*	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<=12°F	109	14	53	3.8*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=42°F	99	8	41	5.1*	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7199 by year	0.10"		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"	2355	0.31"	0.02	376	370	1.0	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.53"	465	0.86"	0.07	71	71	1.0	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"	2355	0.31"	-0.01	415	431	1.0	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.53"	465	0.86"	-0.13	86	113	1.3	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"	2355	0.31"	399	389	1.0	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.53"	465	0.86"	74	72	1.0	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	4992 by year	0.07"		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"	168	2.17"	-0.55	20	46	2.3*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.5"	31	6.07"	-0.77	2	10	5.0	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"	168	2.17"	0.44	43	14	3.1*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.5"	31	6.07"	0.75	11	1	11.0*	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"	168	2.17"	24	35	1.5	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.5"	31	6.07"	6	5	1.2	map	table

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