OTTERTAIL, MN - COOP Northern Plains station 216276

216276 - OTTERTAIL, Minnesota

Latitude
46° 25´N

Longitude
95° 34´W

Elevation
299 meters

COOP Northern Plains

10 nearest COOP Northern Plains stations

11 mi	NE :	NEW YORK MILLS, MN
20 mi	E :	WADENA 3 S, MN
23 mi	NNW :	FRAZEE, MN
27 mi	WNW :	PELICAN RAPIDS, MN
27 mi	WSW :	FERGUS FALLS, MN
32 mi	NNW :	DETROIT LAKES 1 NNE, MN
32 mi	WSW :	ORWELL DAM, MN
34 mi	W :	ROTHSAY, MN
36 mi	SSW :	ELBOW LAKE, MN
38 mi	N :	TAMARAC WILDLIFE REF, MN

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	13382	73.3%	5493	72.6%
TMIN	13370	73.2%	5490	72.6%
PRCP	17917	98.1%	7378	97.6%
SNOW	17804	97.5%	7235	95.7%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	5493 by year	27.7°F	14.9°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>=48°F	403	0.48	96	31	3.1*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=3°F	368	-0.48	37	99	2.7*	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>=48°F	403	0.01	55	48	1.1	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=3°F	368	-0.34	49	100	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>=48°F	403	78	37	2.1*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=3°F	368	43	40	1.1	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	5490 by year	7.9°F	17.3°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<=-20°F	418	-0.44	49	114	2.3*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=30°F	466	0.41	104	41	2.5*	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<=-20°F	418	-0.37	54	117	2.2*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=30°F	466	-0.06	53	62	1.2	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<=-20°F	418	51	45	1.1	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=30°F	466	112	49	2.3*	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7378 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"	1247	0.17"	-0.18	178	249	1.4*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.25"	235	0.49"	-0.05	36	39	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"	1247	0.17"	-0.32	132	275	2.1*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.25"	235	0.49"	-0.52	12	50	4.2*	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"	1247	0.17"	201	190	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.25"	235	0.49"	44	42	1.0	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7235 by year	0.31"		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"	1154	1.93"	-0.20	172	252	1.5*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	181	5.33"	-0.11	24	33	1.4	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"	1154	1.93"	-0.32	131	259	2.0*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	181	5.33"	-0.70	5	47	9.4*	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"	1154	1.93"	178	183	1.0	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	181	5.33"	25	37	1.5	map	table

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