BENTON 2 N, IL - COOP Midwest station 110608

110608 - BENTON 2 N, Illinois

Latitude
38° 2´N

Longitude
88° 55´W

Elevation
137 meters

10 nearest COOP Midwest stations

4 mi	W :	REND LAKE DAM, IL
9 mi	S :	WEST FRANKFORT, IL
11 mi	SSW :	PLUMFIELD, IL
11 mi	SE :	WEST FRANKFORT 8 E, IL
13 mi	NNW :	WALTONVILLE, IL
16 mi	WSW :	DU QUOIN 4 SE, IL
18 mi	S :	MARION 4 NNE, IL
20 mi	N :	MT VERNON MT VERNON-OUTLAND A, IL
20 mi	SE :	GALATIA 1 W, IL
22 mi	N :	MT VERNON 3 NE, IL

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	4286	23.5%	1709	22.6%
TMIN	4296	23.5%	1721	22.8%
PRCP	17579	96.3%	7281	96.3%
SNOW	16571	90.7%	6235	82.4%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	1709 by year	47.5°F	14.3°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>=69°F	127	0.52	30	3	10.0*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=26°F	114	-0.35	18	32	1.8	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>=69°F	127	-0.31	13	26	2.0	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=26°F	114	0.82	42	5	8.4*	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>=69°F	127	31	9	3.4*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=26°F	114	5	6	1.2	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	1721 by year	28.9°F	12.7°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<=9°F	129	-0.58	19	47	2.5*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=48°F	117	0.57	28	5	5.6*	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<=9°F	129	0.92	51	3	17.0*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=48°F	117	-0.54	2	27	13.5*	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<=9°F	129	7	5	1.4	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=48°F	117	33	7	4.7*	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7281 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"	2010	0.42"	-0.02	322	345	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.70"	398	1.25"	0.03	60	59	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"	2010	0.42"	-0.21	263	404	1.5*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.70"	398	1.25"	-0.60	20	99	5.0*	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"	2010	0.42"	324	347	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.70"	398	1.25"	65	81	1.2	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6235 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"	218	2.01"	-0.61	16	71	4.4*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	37	5.59"	-0.61	6	15	2.5	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"	218	2.01"	0.61	73	23	3.2*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	37	5.59"	0.80	12	1	12.0*	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"	218	2.01"	31	39	1.3	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	37	5.59"	2	5	2.5	map	table

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