DES MOINES SE 14TH, IA - COOP Northern Plains station 132208

132208 - DES MOINES SE 14TH, Iowa

Latitude
41° 35´N

Longitude
93° 37´W

Elevation
244 meters

COOP Northern Plains

10 nearest COOP Northern Plains stations

4 mi	SW :	DES MOINES AP, IA
10 mi	NNE :	ANKENY, IA
12 mi	NNW :	DES MOINES WSFO JOHNST, IA
14 mi	W :	WAUKEE, IA
15 mi	SSE :	INDIANOLA, IA
18 mi	WSW :	VAN METER 2 SSE, IA
21 mi	W :	ADEL 1 SE, IA
23 mi	SSW :	ST CHARLES, IA
26 mi	SW :	WINTERSET 2 NNW, IA
27 mi	N :	AMES 5 SE, IA

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	9401	51.5%	3840	50.8%
TMIN	9404	51.5%	3841	50.8%
PRCP	9405	51.5%	3841	50.8%
SNOW	5008	27.4%	2017	26.7%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	3840 by year	38.2°F	14.6°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	266	0.09	27	24	1.1	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=16°F	279	-0.54	43	96	2.2*	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	266	-0.31	18	36	2.0*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=16°F	279	-0.14	47	68	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	266	29	52	1.8*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=16°F	279	51	60	1.2	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	3841 by year	21.2°F	13.3°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<=-1°F	291	-0.52	43	92	2.1*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=39°F	269	0.12	28	20	1.4	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<=-1°F	291	-0.17	54	77	1.4	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=39°F	269	-0.34	13	36	2.8*	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<=-1°F	291	42	57	1.4	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=39°F	269	61	39	1.6	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	3841 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"	935	0.19"	-0.31	99	213	2.2*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.30"	183	0.63"	-0.10	21	33	1.6	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"	935	0.19"	-0.32	91	199	2.2*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.30"	183	0.63"	-0.58	6	38	6.3*	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"	935	0.19"	153	186	1.2	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.30"	183	0.63"	36	31	1.2	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	2017 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"	303	1.30"	-0.47	31	74	2.4*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.0"	56	4.01"	-0.39	6	13	2.2	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"	303	1.30"	-0.20	41	67	1.6*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.0"	56	4.01"	-0.17	8	10	1.2	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"	303	1.30"	60	51	1.2	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.0"	56	4.01"	12	10	1.2	map	table

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