CHARLES CITY, IA - COOP Northern Plains station 131402_99999

131402_99999 - CHARLES CITY, Iowa

Latitude
43° 2´N

Longitude
92° 40´W

Elevation
309 meters

COOP Northern Plains

10 nearest COOP Northern Plains stations

2 mi	N :	CHARLES CITY, IA
6 mi	SE :	NASHUA 2 NW, IA
11 mi	WSW :	MARBLE ROCK, IA
18 mi	E :	NEW HAMPTON, IA
19 mi	NNW :	OSAGE, IA
20 mi	SSW :	ALLISON, IA
23 mi	S :	SHELL ROCK 2 W, IA
25 mi	SW :	DUMONT, IA
25 mi	SE :	TRIPOLI, IA
27 mi	NNW :	ST ANSGAR, IA

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	16070	88.0%	6655	88.0%
TMIN	16071	88.0%	6655	88.0%
PRCP	16071	88.0%	6655	88.0%
SNOW	16064	88.0%	6648	87.9%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6655 by year	33.7°F	14.2°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>=55°F	498	0.44	109	32	3.4*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=11°F	462	-0.51	59	135	2.3*	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>=55°F	498	-0.21	52	77	1.5*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=11°F	462	-0.02	89	102	1.1	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>=55°F	498	85	71	1.2	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=11°F	462	51	49	1.0	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6655 by year	16.1°F	14.9°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	482	-0.36	67	121	1.8*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=35°F	445	0.24	76	36	2.1*	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<=-9°F	482	-0.00	100	108	1.1	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=35°F	445	-0.21	40	71	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<=-9°F	482	48	53	1.1	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=35°F	445	108	58	1.9*	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6655 by year	0.04"		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"	1604	0.18"	-0.04	248	261	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.27"	318	0.58"	0.08	59	41	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"	1604	0.18"	-0.20	207	313	1.5*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.27"	318	0.58"	-0.31	29	58	2.0*	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"	1604	0.18"	290	214	1.4*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.27"	318	0.58"	70	42	1.7*	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6648 by year	0.24"		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"	1136	1.38"	-0.16	170	230	1.4*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.2"	214	4.18"	-0.21	34	49	1.4	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"	1136	1.38"	-0.04	189	197	1.0	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.2"	214	4.18"	-0.24	27	45	1.7	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"	1136	1.38"	177	143	1.2	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.2"	214	4.18"	34	19	1.8*	map	table

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