PRESTON, MN - COOP Northern Plains station 216654

216654 - PRESTON, Minnesota

Latitude
43° 40´N

Longitude
92° 5´W

Elevation
284 meters

COOP Northern Plains

10 nearest COOP Northern Plains stations

6 mi	NE :	LANESBORO, MN
10 mi	SSE :	HARMONY, MN
17 mi	W :	SPRING VALLEY, MN
20 mi	NE :	RUSHFORD, MN
20 mi	S :	CRESCO 1 NE, IA
23 mi	ESE :	SPRING GROVE, MN
24 mi	W :	GRAND MEADOW, MN
25 mi	SW :	SARATOGA 2 E, IA
26 mi	NW :	ROCHESTER MUNICIPAL ARPT, MN
29 mi	N :	ELBA, MN

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	16191	88.7%	6700	88.6%
TMIN	16112	88.2%	6690	88.5%
PRCP	16230	88.9%	6675	88.3%
SNOW	15211	83.3%	5738	75.9%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6700 by year	33.5°F	13.9°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>=55°F	450	0.40	92	27	3.4*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=12°F	496	-0.39	70	130	1.9*	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	450	-0.22	38	67	1.8*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=12°F	496	-0.01	103	118	1.1	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	450	76	60	1.3	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=12°F	496	57	49	1.2	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6690 by year	12.8°F	15.8°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<=-14°F	450	-0.51	54	128	2.4*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=33°F	505	0.25	81	39	2.1*	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	450	-0.00	96	102	1.1	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=33°F	505	-0.20	47	78	1.7*	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	450	54	50	1.1	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=33°F	505	125	56	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	6675 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"	1340	0.21"	0.02	224	200	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.32"	265	0.68"	0.02	44	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"	1340	0.21"	-0.19	158	252	1.6*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.32"	265	0.68"	-0.38	18	56	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"	1340	0.21"	241	187	1.3*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.32"	265	0.68"	60	35	1.7*	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	5738 by year	0.23"		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"	694	1.92"	-0.04	125	122	1.0	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	128	5.32"	-0.19	20	31	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"	694	1.92"	-0.12	94	123	1.3	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	128	5.32"	-0.34	12	27	2.2*	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"	694	1.92"	109	67	1.6*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	128	5.32"	20	11	1.8	map	table

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