MINNESOTA CITY DAM 5, MN - COOP Northern Plains station 215488

215488 - MINNESOTA CITY DAM 5, Minnesota

Latitude
44° 10´N

Longitude
91° 49´W

Elevation
204 meters

COOP Northern Plains

10 nearest COOP Northern Plains stations

9 mi	SE :	WINONA DAM 5 A, MN
9 mi	SE :	WINONA DAM 5 A L G, MN
10 mi	W :	BEAVER, MN
11 mi	SE :	WINONA 3 SW, MN
11 mi	WSW :	ELBA, MN
12 mi	SE :	WINONA, MN
19 mi	NW :	WABASHA, MN
21 mi	NW :	READS, MN
22 mi	WNW :	THEILMAN, MN
22 mi	W :	ELGIN, MN

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	3104	17.0%	1455	19.2%
TMIN	3101	17.0%	1453	19.2%
PRCP	17937	98.2%	7399	97.8%
SNOW	17091	93.6%	6529	86.3%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	1455 by year	32.6°F	13.0°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>=50°F	118	0.55	24	10	2.4*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=11°F	101	-0.38	12	26	2.2	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>=50°F	118	-0.15	18	26	1.4	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=11°F	101	-0.26	18	27	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>=50°F	118	41	5	8.2*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=11°F	101	14	17	1.2	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	1453 by year	16.8°F	14.8°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<=-9°F	106	-0.29	16	27	1.7	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=35°F	103	0.47	20	4	5.0*	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<=-9°F	106	-0.31	17	32	1.9	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=35°F	103	-0.26	14	25	1.8	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<=-9°F	106	15	20	1.3	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=35°F	103	32	8	4.0*	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7399 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"	1717	0.18"	-0.05	262	283	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.27"	340	0.57"	0.07	55	39	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"	1717	0.18"	-0.26	192	360	1.9*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.27"	340	0.57"	-0.37	29	65	2.2*	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"	1717	0.18"	274	293	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.27"	340	0.57"	70	57	1.2	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6529 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"	736	1.85"	-0.20	107	167	1.6*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	111	5.44"	-0.23	18	31	1.7	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"	736	1.85"	-0.28	87	165	1.9*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	111	5.44"	-0.46	9	23	2.6*	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"	736	1.85"	104	108	1.0	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	111	5.44"	16	20	1.2	map	table

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