SIOUX RAPIDS 4 E, IA - COOP Northern Plains station 137726

137726 - SIOUX RAPIDS 4 E, Iowa

Latitude
42° 54´N

Longitude
95° 4´W

Elevation
433 meters

COOP Northern Plains

10 nearest COOP Northern Plains stations

14 mi	W :	PETERSON, IA
19 mi	NNW :	SPENCER, IA
19 mi	SSW :	STORM LAKE 2 E, IA
20 mi	SW :	ALTA, IA
23 mi	NW :	MONETA, IA
23 mi	ESE :	POCAHONTAS, IA
24 mi	NE :	EMMETSBURG, IA
25 mi	W :	LARRABEE, IA
26 mi	WSW :	CHEROKEE, IA
27 mi	NW :	HARTLEY 3 S, IA

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	17331	94.9%	7099	93.9%
TMIN	17352	95.0%	7125	94.2%
PRCP	17418	95.4%	7087	93.7%
SNOW	16641	91.1%	6378	84.3%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7099 by year	34.2°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>=56°F	526	0.37	105	37	2.8*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=11°F	485	-0.33	72	135	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	526	-0.05	70	62	1.1	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=11°F	485	-0.21	77	120	1.6*	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	526	72	88	1.2	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=11°F	485	44	72	1.6*	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7125 by year	14.6°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<=-10°F	522	-0.36	80	139	1.7*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=33°F	555	0.33	104	35	3.0*	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	522	-0.23	87	137	1.6*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=33°F	555	-0.10	56	71	1.3	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	522	45	71	1.6*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=33°F	555	126	96	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	7087 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"	1170	0.21"	-0.02	194	193	1.0	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.33"	229	0.67"	0.08	37	27	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"	1170	0.21"	-0.22	140	226	1.6*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.33"	229	0.67"	-0.29	17	39	2.3*	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"	1170	0.21"	218	160	1.4*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.33"	229	0.67"	53	41	1.3	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6378 by year	0.21"		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"	646	2.08"	-0.04	117	122	1.0	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	123	5.81"	-0.06	20	24	1.2	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"	646	2.08"	-0.24	80	126	1.6*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	123	5.81"	-0.29	10	21	2.1*	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"	646	2.08"	88	87	1.0	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	123	5.81"	17	17	1.0	map	table

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