CHEROKEE, IA - COOP Northern Plains station 131442

131442 - CHEROKEE, Iowa

Latitude
42° 45´N

Longitude
95° 32´W

Elevation
360 meters

COOP Northern Plains

10 nearest COOP Northern Plains stations

8 mi	N :	LARRABEE, IA
13 mi	ESE :	ALTA, IA
15 mi	NE :	PETERSON, IA
18 mi	SSE :	GALVA, IA
18 mi	S :	HOLSTEIN, IA
20 mi	ESE :	STORM LAKE 2 E, IA
21 mi	SSW :	CUSHING, IA
22 mi	NW :	GRANVILLE 2 E, IA
22 mi	WNW :	REMSEN, IA
24 mi	NNW :	PRIMGHAR, IA

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	18023	98.7%	7433	98.3%
TMIN	18026	98.7%	7434	98.3%
PRCP	18047	98.8%	7440	98.4%
SNOW	17337	94.9%	6793	89.8%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7433 by year	35.3°F	15.1°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	538	0.26	90	51	1.8*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=12°F	525	-0.28	87	137	1.6*	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	538	-0.09	58	66	1.1	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=12°F	525	-0.20	87	138	1.6*	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	538	66	90	1.4	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=12°F	525	53	75	1.4*	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7434 by year	14.5°F	14.8°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<=-11°F	522	-0.35	77	132	1.7*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=33°F	614	0.11	98	67	1.5*	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<=-11°F	522	-0.12	93	127	1.4	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=33°F	614	-0.14	59	77	1.3	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<=-11°F	522	57	71	1.2	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=33°F	614	130	101	1.3	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7440 by year	0.03"		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"	1402	0.18"	-0.04	233	219	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.26"	276	0.59"	0.07	49	38	1.3	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"	1402	0.18"	-0.22	178	286	1.6*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.26"	276	0.59"	-0.32	24	56	2.3*	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"	1402	0.18"	254	211	1.2	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.26"	276	0.59"	59	46	1.3	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6793 by year	0.20"		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"	735	1.86"	-0.14	134	148	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	127	5.17"	-0.26	23	29	1.3	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"	735	1.86"	-0.16	106	146	1.4*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	127	5.17"	-0.20	14	22	1.6	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"	735	1.86"	110	102	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	127	5.17"	25	16	1.6	map	table

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