FORT DODGE, IA - COOP Northern Plains station 132999

132999 - FORT DODGE, Iowa

Latitude
42° 30´N

Longitude
94° 12´W

Elevation
340 meters

COOP Northern Plains

10 nearest COOP Northern Plains stations

15 mi	N :	HUMBOLDT WATER PLANT, IA
15 mi	NNW :	HUMBOLDT 3 W, IA
16 mi	N :	DAKOTA CITY, IA
20 mi	E :	WEBSTER CITY, IA
21 mi	ESE :	WEBSTER CITY 2 S, IA
23 mi	WSW :	ROCKWELL CITY, IA
29 mi	NE :	CLARION, IA
29 mi	NW :	POCAHONTAS, IA
32 mi	WSW :	LAKE CITY, IA
32 mi	ESE :	JEWELL, IA

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	18116	99.2%	7460	98.6%
TMIN	18114	99.2%	7464	98.7%
PRCP	18120	99.2%	7462	98.7%
SNOW	18069	98.9%	7409	98.0%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7460 by year	35.5°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>=58°F	549	0.30	101	50	2.0*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=12°F	511	-0.41	72	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>=58°F	549	-0.11	69	76	1.1	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=12°F	511	-0.16	84	123	1.5*	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	549	72	82	1.1	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=12°F	511	55	70	1.3	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7464 by year	16.8°F	14.5°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<=-8°F	517	-0.33	77	130	1.7*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=35°F	568	0.27	101	45	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<=-8°F	517	-0.04	99	118	1.2	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=35°F	568	-0.16	51	70	1.4*	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<=-8°F	517	47	68	1.4*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=35°F	568	110	82	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	7462 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"	1608	0.21"	-0.05	266	272	1.0	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.33"	314	0.66"	-0.03	50	50	1.0	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"	1608	0.21"	-0.22	197	314	1.6*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.33"	314	0.66"	-0.35	23	65	2.8*	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"	1608	0.21"	270	253	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.33"	314	0.66"	60	53	1.1	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7409 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"	930	1.90"	-0.22	140	204	1.5*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	140	5.53"	-0.35	21	41	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"	930	1.90"	-0.13	141	178	1.3	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	140	5.53"	-0.21	16	28	1.8	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"	930	1.90"	132	140	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	140	5.53"	21	20	1.1	map	table

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