BUFFALO, MN - COOP Northern Plains station 211107

211107 - BUFFALO, Minnesota

Latitude
45° 11´N

Longitude
93° 52´W

Elevation
299 meters

COOP Northern Plains

10 nearest COOP Northern Plains stations

9 mi	SE :	ROCKFORD, MN
10 mi	SSE :	DELANO, MN
15 mi	S :	WATERTOWN, MN
16 mi	ENE :	ELK RIVER, MN
16 mi	SE :	MAPLE PLAIN, MN
17 mi	SSW :	WINSTED, MN
18 mi	WSW :	COKATO, MN
19 mi	SSE :	MOUND, MN
26 mi	N :	SANTIAGO 3 E, MN
26 mi	ENE :	ST FRANCIS 4 S, MN

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	13776	75.4%	5639	74.6%
TMIN	13765	75.4%	5638	74.5%
PRCP	14862	81.4%	6038	79.8%
SNOW	13417	73.5%	5223	69.1%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	5639 by year	30.2°F	14.4°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>=51°F	409	0.43	92	29	3.2*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=7°F	412	-0.50	49	113	2.3*	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>=51°F	409	0.02	55	44	1.2	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=7°F	412	-0.17	74	106	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>=51°F	409	78	39	2.0*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=7°F	412	44	43	1.0	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	5638 by year	11.9°F	15.9°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<=-14°F	418	-0.38	54	104	1.9*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=32°F	467	0.34	90	27	3.3*	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<=-14°F	418	-0.18	69	110	1.6*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=32°F	467	-0.16	47	64	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<=-14°F	418	45	41	1.1	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=32°F	467	106	57	1.9*	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6038 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"	1274	0.18"	-0.04	201	206	1.0	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.26"	245	0.56"	-0.04	34	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"	1274	0.18"	-0.28	145	279	1.9*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.26"	245	0.56"	-0.52	13	64	4.9*	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"	1274	0.18"	234	224	1.0	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.26"	245	0.56"	49	48	1.0	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	5223 by year	0.28"		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"	894	1.61"	-0.09	147	166	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.5"	176	4.37"	-0.14	23	30	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"	894	1.61"	-0.16	126	175	1.4*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.5"	176	4.37"	-0.45	15	46	3.1*	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"	894	1.61"	165	109	1.5*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.5"	176	4.37"	32	24	1.3	map	table

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