POCAHONTAS, IA - COOP Northern Plains station 136719

136719 - POCAHONTAS, Iowa

Latitude
42° 44´N

Longitude
94° 40´W

Elevation
369 meters

COOP Northern Plains

10 nearest COOP Northern Plains stations

20 mi	E :	HUMBOLDT 3 W, IA
23 mi	E :	HUMBOLDT WATER PLANT, IA
23 mi	S :	ROCKWELL CITY, IA
23 mi	WNW :	SIOUX RAPIDS 4 E, IA
24 mi	E :	DAKOTA CITY, IA
26 mi	WSW :	STORM LAKE 2 E, IA
26 mi	N :	EMMETSBURG, IA
27 mi	SW :	SAC CITY, IA
29 mi	SE :	FORT DODGE, IA
30 mi	NE :	ALGONA 3 W, IA

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	17026	93.2%	6990	92.4%
TMIN	17012	93.2%	6989	92.4%
PRCP	16945	92.8%	6852	90.6%
SNOW	16575	90.8%	6583	87.0%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6990 by year	34.4°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>=57°F	514	0.24	92	54	1.7*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=11°F	480	-0.38	69	137	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>=57°F	514	-0.12	55	64	1.2	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=11°F	480	-0.15	85	119	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>=57°F	514	60	83	1.4	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=11°F	480	50	70	1.4	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6989 by year	15.2°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<=-10°F	474	-0.32	71	116	1.6*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=34°F	481	0.14	73	51	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<=-10°F	474	-0.05	99	120	1.2	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=34°F	481	-0.17	39	58	1.5*	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<=-10°F	474	47	69	1.5*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=34°F	481	90	75	1.2	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6852 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"	1219	0.22"	0.00	211	195	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.35"	240	0.69"	0.12	44	31	1.4	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"	1219	0.22"	-0.21	154	236	1.5*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.35"	240	0.69"	-0.33	20	52	2.6*	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"	1219	0.22"	195	150	1.3*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.35"	240	0.69"	44	35	1.3	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6583 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"	700	1.90"	-0.16	114	139	1.2	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	112	5.49"	-0.21	17	25	1.5	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"	700	1.90"	-0.17	99	147	1.5*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	112	5.49"	-0.26	10	23	2.3*	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"	700	1.90"	105	81	1.3	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	112	5.49"	16	11	1.5	map	table

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