BEDFORD, IA - COOP Northern Plains station 130576

130576 - BEDFORD, Iowa

Latitude
40° 40´N

Longitude
94° 44´W

Elevation
346 meters

COOP Northern Plains

10 nearest COOP Northern Plains stations

14 mi	ESE :	BLOCKTON 2 S, IA
15 mi	WNW :	CLARINDA, IA
17 mi	NNE :	LENOX, IA
19 mi	SSW :	MARYVILLE 7 NNW, MO
22 mi	SE :	GRANT CITY, MO
22 mi	N :	CORNING, IA
22 mi	SSW :	MARYVILLE 2 E, MO
23 mi	E :	MOUNT AYR 4 SW, IA
23 mi	SW :	BURLINGTON JUNCTION, MO
25 mi	WNW :	NORWICH SCS EXP FARM, IA

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	17880	97.9%	7338	97.0%
TMIN	17880	97.9%	7340	97.1%
PRCP	17891	98.0%	7281	96.3%
SNOW	17237	94.4%	6658	88.0%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7338 by year	41.7°F	14.8°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>=64°F	530	0.25	102	62	1.6*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=19°F	499	-0.38	72	141	2.0*	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>=64°F	530	-0.19	57	82	1.4*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=19°F	499	-0.11	82	113	1.4	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>=64°F	530	76	109	1.4*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=19°F	499	49	61	1.2	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7340 by year	21.3°F	13.7°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<=-2°F	510	-0.36	75	140	1.9*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=39°F	577	0.26	107	49	2.2*	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<=-2°F	510	0.02	104	107	1.0	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=39°F	577	-0.28	44	90	2.0*	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<=-2°F	510	47	57	1.2	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=39°F	577	113	83	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	7281 by year	0.05"		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"	1261	0.28"	0.02	228	205	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.45"	243	0.86"	0.11	46	34	1.4	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"	1261	0.28"	-0.23	133	246	1.8*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.45"	243	0.86"	-0.44	16	54	3.4*	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"	1261	0.28"	232	173	1.3*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.45"	243	0.86"	47	35	1.3	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6658 by year	0.14"		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"	404	2.31"	-0.10	77	81	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>4.0"	55	6.05"	-0.40	8	14	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"	404	2.31"	-0.08	52	69	1.3	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>4.0"	55	6.05"	-0.23	8	9	1.1	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"	404	2.31"	47	73	1.6*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>4.0"	55	6.05"	4	10	2.5	map	table

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