112736 - ELGIN, Illinois

Latitude
42° 4´N
Longitude
88° 17´W
Elevation
233 meters

COOP Midwest

Illinois
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10 nearest COOP Midwest stations
6 miESE :STREAMWOOD, IL
8 miE :BARRINGTON 3 SW, IL
9 miW :HAMPSHIRE 8 SE, IL
15 miN :CRYSTAL LAKE, IL
15 miESE :ELK GROVE VIL FIREHOUSE, IL
16 miE :ARLINGTON HEIGTS 4 SS, IL
17 miE :MOUNT PROSPECT, IL
17 miN :MCHENRY WG STRATTON L&D, IL
17 miN :MC HENRY 2 S, IL
19 miE :DES PLAINES 1 NW, IL

Weather variables    Help
Click a weather variable name to jump down to those statistics.
Total
observations
%
NDJFM
observations
%
TMAX
7561
41.4%
3318
43.9%
TMIN
7754
42.5%
3331
44.0%
PRCP
17574
96.2%
7228
95.6%
SNOW
17570
96.2%
7213
95.4%




TMAX     Help     top of page

TMAX
observations
mean
std dev
   
Distribution
during extreme days of
NDJFM
3318  by year
36.2°F
14.0°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>=58°F
240
0.62
71
15
4.7*
map
table
Extreme low events
Days with TMAX<=15°F
242
-0.26
39
56
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>=58°F
240
-0.24
23
42
1.8*
map
table
Extreme low events
Days with TMAX<=15°F
242
0.30
62
36
1.7*
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>=58°F
240
58
38
1.5
map
table
Extreme low events
Days with TMAX<=15°F
242
10
14
1.4
map
table

TMAX under 2 index extremes     Help
Station table Maps - choose one extreme:
High NAMLow NAM High PNALow PNA High CTILow CTI




TMIN     Help     top of page

TMIN
observations
mean
std dev
   
Distribution
during extreme days of
NDJFM
3331  by year
19.3°F
14.0°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<=-4°F
248
-0.21
42
56
1.3
map
table
Extreme high events
Days with TMIN>=36°F
271
0.50
66
16
4.1*
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<=-4°F
248
0.41
64
29
2.2*
map
table
Extreme high events
Days with TMIN>=36°F
271
-0.27
23
41
1.8*
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<=-4°F
248
10
17
1.7*
map
table
Extreme high events
Days with TMIN>=36°F
271
64
27
2.4*
map
table

TMIN under 2 index extremes     Help
Station table Maps - choose one extreme:
High NAMLow NAM High PNALow PNA High CTILow CTI




PRCP (total liquid water equivalent)     Help     top of page

PRCP
observations
mean
   
Distribution
during extreme days of
NDJFM
7228  by year
0.07"
   
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"
1852
0.27"
0.00
291
288
1.0
map
table
Extreme events
Days with PRCP>0.41"
368
0.79"
0.08
64
54
1.2
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"
1852
0.27"
-0.24
209
375
1.8*
map
table
Extreme events
Days with PRCP>0.41"
368
0.79"
-0.51
29
87
3.0*
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"
1852
0.27"
286
316
1.1
map
table
Extreme events
Days with PRCP>0.41"
368
0.79"
65
61
1.1
map
table

PRCP under 2 index extremes     Help
Station table Maps - choose one extreme:
High NAMLow NAM High PNALow PNA High CTILow CTI




SNOW     Help     top of page

SNOW
observations
mean
   
Distribution
during extreme days of
NDJFM
7213  by year
0.22"
   
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"
840
1.85"
-0.25
116
187
1.6*
map
table
Extreme events
Days with SNOW>3.0"
136
5.38"
-0.30
20
37
1.8
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"
840
1.85"
0.03
146
152
1.0
map
table
Extreme events
Days with SNOW>3.0"
136
5.38"
-0.24
13
29
2.2*
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"
840
1.85"
94
132
1.4*
map
table
Extreme events
Days with SNOW>3.0"
136
5.38"
14
25
1.8
map
table

SNOW under 2 index extremes     Help
Station table Maps - choose one extreme:
High NAMLow NAM High PNALow PNA High CTILow CTI