BRAINERD, MN - COOP Northern Plains station 210939

210939 - BRAINERD, Minnesota

Latitude
46° 22´N

Longitude
94° 12´W

Elevation
360 meters

COOP Northern Plains

10 nearest COOP Northern Plains stations

1 mi	E :	BRAINERD, MN
9 mi	WNW :	GULL LAKE DAM, MN
10 mi	NE :	RIVERTON, MN
15 mi	SSW :	FORT RIPLEY, MN
21 mi	E :	GARRISON 4 NE, MN
21 mi	N :	PINE RIVER DAM, MN
26 mi	SSW :	LITTLE FALLS 1 N, MN
26 mi	ENE :	AITKIN 2 E, MN
27 mi	SSW :	LITTLE FALLS WATER WORKS, MN
32 mi	E :	ISLE 12 N, MN

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	13995	76.6%	5786	76.5%
TMIN	14737	80.7%	6058	80.1%
PRCP	17836	97.7%	7414	98.0%
SNOW	17338	94.9%	7090	93.7%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	5786 by year	28.1°F	14.5°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>=49°F	411	0.32	73	36	2.0*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=5°F	446	-0.30	77	113	1.5*	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>=49°F	411	0.05	59	46	1.3	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=5°F	446	-0.16	76	114	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>=49°F	411	80	35	2.3*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=5°F	446	43	53	1.2	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6058 by year	5.3°F	18.1°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<=-24°F	443	-0.30	69	105	1.5*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=29°F	456	0.24	81	36	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<=-24°F	443	-0.18	80	112	1.4	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=29°F	456	-0.05	54	57	1.1	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<=-24°F	443	41	55	1.3	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=29°F	456	116	32	3.6*	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7414 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"	1339	0.18"	-0.03	209	225	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.27"	262	0.52"	-0.05	38	36	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"	1339	0.18"	-0.34	135	298	2.2*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.27"	262	0.52"	-0.47	19	58	3.1*	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"	1339	0.18"	206	232	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.27"	262	0.52"	48	39	1.2	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7090 by year	0.30"		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"	1008	2.08"	-0.12	152	203	1.3*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	190	5.61"	-0.21	24	38	1.6	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"	1008	2.08"	-0.39	105	240	2.3*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	190	5.61"	-0.65	12	51	4.2*	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"	1008	2.08"	140	190	1.4*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	190	5.61"	32	38	1.2	map	table

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