LE MARS, IA - COOP Northern Plains station 134735

134735 - LE MARS, Iowa

Latitude
42° 47´N

Longitude
96° 9´W

Elevation
364 meters

COOP Northern Plains

10 nearest COOP Northern Plains stations

10 mi	ENE :	REMSEN, IA
11 mi	WSW :	MERRILL 4 WSW, IA
16 mi	SSW :	JAMES, IA
16 mi	NNE :	ALTON, IA
18 mi	N :	SIOUX CENTER 2 SE, IA
20 mi	SW :	SIOUX CITY 8 N, IA
20 mi	SSE :	MOVILLE, IA
21 mi	N :	SIOUX CENTER DOROT COLLEGE, IA
21 mi	NE :	GRANVILLE 2 E, IA
21 mi	W :	AKRON, IA

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	18192	99.6%	7519	99.4%
TMIN	18165	99.5%	7507	99.3%
PRCP	18025	98.7%	7347	97.1%
SNOW	17902	98.0%	7220	95.5%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7519 by year	36.2°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>=59°F	558	0.32	109	51	2.1*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=13°F	537	-0.37	87	154	1.8*	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>=59°F	558	-0.03	81	70	1.2	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=13°F	537	-0.32	75	148	2.0*	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>=59°F	558	69	98	1.4*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=13°F	537	49	75	1.5*	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7507 by year	15.8°F	14.6°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	529	-0.42	81	149	1.8*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=34°F	600	0.24	110	58	1.9*	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	529	-0.20	91	140	1.5*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=34°F	600	-0.13	60	75	1.2	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	529	56	57	1.0	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=34°F	600	125	109	1.1	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7347 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"	1190	0.20"	-0.13	182	214	1.2	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.30"	235	0.63"	-0.01	35	37	1.1	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"	1190	0.20"	-0.19	149	217	1.5*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.30"	235	0.63"	-0.33	14	46	3.3*	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"	1190	0.20"	217	157	1.4*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.30"	235	0.63"	51	35	1.5	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7220 by year	0.19"		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"	806	1.67"	-0.26	117	177	1.5*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.5"	151	4.76"	-0.27	19	32	1.7	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"	806	1.67"	-0.16	111	148	1.3*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.5"	151	4.76"	-0.28	11	28	2.5*	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"	806	1.67"	115	108	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.5"	151	4.76"	25	21	1.2	map	table

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