DES MOINES AP, IA - COOP Northern Plains station 132203

132203 - DES MOINES AP, Iowa

Latitude
41° 32´N

Longitude
93° 40´W

Elevation
292 meters

COOP Northern Plains

10 nearest COOP Northern Plains stations

4 mi	NE :	DES MOINES SE 14TH, IA
13 mi	WNW :	WAUKEE, IA
13 mi	SSE :	INDIANOLA, IA
14 mi	NNE :	ANKENY, IA
14 mi	N :	DES MOINES WSFO JOHNST, IA
15 mi	W :	VAN METER 2 SSE, IA
19 mi	SSW :	ST CHARLES, IA
19 mi	WNW :	ADEL 1 SE, IA
22 mi	WSW :	WINTERSET 2 NNW, IA
29 mi	W :	DEXTER, IA

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	18258	100.0%	7561	100.0%
TMIN	18234	99.8%	7545	99.8%
PRCP	18173	99.5%	7503	99.2%
SNOW	17575	96.2%	7307	96.6%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7561 by year	37.8°F	15.2°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>=61°F	568	0.37	119	48	2.5*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=14°F	512	-0.43	73	147	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>=61°F	568	-0.20	63	91	1.4*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=14°F	512	-0.12	87	123	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>=61°F	568	89	101	1.1	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=14°F	512	57	68	1.2	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7545 by year	20.2°F	13.8°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<=-3°F	556	-0.39	77	148	1.9*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=38°F	551	0.30	106	43	2.5*	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<=-3°F	556	-0.04	112	124	1.1	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=38°F	551	-0.19	45	73	1.6*	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<=-3°F	556	48	71	1.5*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=38°F	551	127	84	1.5*	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7503 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"	2019	0.19"	-0.01	343	345	1.0	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.29"	389	0.63"	0.11	64	55	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"	2019	0.19"	-0.21	232	382	1.6*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.29"	389	0.63"	-0.41	23	78	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"	2019	0.19"	351	283	1.2*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.29"	389	0.63"	82	48	1.7*	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7307 by year	0.21"		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"	1195	1.27"	-0.19	196	270	1.4*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.0"	236	3.95"	-0.30	31	62	2.0*	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"	1195	1.27"	-0.05	186	200	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.0"	236	3.95"	-0.20	29	39	1.3	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"	1195	1.27"	176	171	1.0	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.0"	236	3.95"	36	28	1.3	map	table

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