OWATONNA, MN - COOP Northern Plains station 216287

216287 - OWATONNA, Minnesota

Latitude
44° 6´N

Longitude
93° 14´W

Elevation
351 meters

COOP Northern Plains

10 nearest COOP Northern Plains stations

14 mi	N :	FARIBAULT, MN
14 mi	W :	WASECA EXP STATION, MN
20 mi	ESE :	DODGE CENTER, MN
27 mi	N :	NORTHFIELD 2 NNE, MN
29 mi	NW :	MONTGOMERY, MN
29 mi	E :	BYRON 4 N, MN
30 mi	S :	ALBERT LEA 3 E, MN
31 mi	NW :	LE CENTER 2 SE, MN
31 mi	ENE :	ZUMBROTA, MN
34 mi	S :	ALBERT LEA 3 SE, MN

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	13378	73.3%	5523	73.0%
TMIN	13421	73.5%	5513	72.9%
PRCP	13417	73.5%	5511	72.9%
SNOW	13420	73.5%	5502	72.7%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	5523 by year	32.2°F	14.8°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>=55°F	395	0.45	91	29	3.1*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=9°F	412	-0.53	48	120	2.5*	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>=55°F	395	-0.14	44	58	1.3	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=9°F	412	-0.17	69	103	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>=55°F	395	78	39	2.0*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=9°F	412	44	37	1.2	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	5513 by year	13.7°F	15.7°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<=-13°F	375	-0.48	42	101	2.4*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=33°F	438	0.40	87	30	2.9*	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<=-13°F	375	-0.05	76	92	1.2	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=33°F	438	-0.19	42	68	1.6*	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<=-13°F	375	41	38	1.1	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=33°F	438	108	49	2.2*	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	5511 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"	1254	0.17"	-0.10	187	217	1.2	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.25"	243	0.55"	0.08	38	33	1.2	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"	1254	0.17"	-0.20	157	246	1.6*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.25"	243	0.55"	-0.45	21	53	2.5*	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"	1254	0.17"	237	148	1.6*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.25"	243	0.55"	68	33	2.1*	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	5502 by year	0.25"		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"	805	1.71"	-0.22	116	168	1.4*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	121	5.04"	-0.24	15	30	2.0	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"	805	1.71"	-0.19	110	164	1.5*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	121	5.04"	-0.54	10	31	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"	805	1.71"	131	86	1.5*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	121	5.04"	19	16	1.2	map	table

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