SHELDON, IA - COOP Northern Plains station 137594

137594 - SHELDON, Iowa

Latitude
43° 11´N

Longitude
95° 51´W

Elevation
433 meters

COOP Northern Plains

10 nearest COOP Northern Plains stations

9 mi	E :	SANBORN, IA
13 mi	ESE :	PRIMGHAR, IA
14 mi	S :	GRANVILLE 2 E, IA
15 mi	SSW :	ALTON, IA
17 mi	WSW :	SIOUX CENTER DOROT COLLEGE, IA
18 mi	WSW :	SIOUX CENTER 2 SE, IA
18 mi	N :	LITTLE ROCK, IA
19 mi	E :	HARTLEY 3 S, IA
21 mi	NNE :	SIBLEY 5 NNE, IA
23 mi	NE :	OCHEYEDAN, IA

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	17920	98.1%	7403	97.9%
TMIN	17921	98.1%	7404	97.9%
PRCP	17949	98.3%	7403	97.9%
SNOW	17941	98.2%	7395	97.8%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7403 by year	33.4°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>=56°F	529	0.29	92	49	1.9*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=10°F	510	-0.37	79	148	1.9*	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>=56°F	529	0.03	81	60	1.4	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=10°F	510	-0.31	69	139	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>=56°F	529	68	85	1.2	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=10°F	510	51	77	1.5*	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7404 by year	14.2°F	14.7°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<=-11°F	499	-0.32	79	129	1.6*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=33°F	555	0.26	101	54	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<=-11°F	499	-0.23	75	136	1.8*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=33°F	555	-0.15	46	66	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<=-11°F	499	44	59	1.3	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=33°F	555	116	84	1.4	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7403 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"	1650	0.16"	-0.05	274	288	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.25"	326	0.54"	0.06	55	45	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"	1650	0.16"	-0.19	211	317	1.5*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.25"	326	0.54"	-0.33	28	69	2.5*	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"	1650	0.16"	277	233	1.2*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.25"	326	0.54"	71	38	1.9*	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7395 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"	1171	1.51"	-0.16	186	239	1.3*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.5"	218	4.69"	-0.17	32	43	1.3	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"	1171	1.51"	-0.16	166	228	1.4*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.5"	218	4.69"	-0.25	23	41	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"	1171	1.51"	163	171	1.0	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.5"	218	4.69"	37	30	1.2	map	table

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