THIEF RIVER FALLS 2, MN - COOP Northern Plains station 218247

218247 - THIEF RIVER FALLS 2, Minnesota

Latitude
48° 8´N

Longitude
96° 10´W

Elevation
344 meters

COOP Northern Plains

10 nearest COOP Northern Plains stations

5 mi	S :	THIEF RIVER FALLS MUNICIPAL A, MN
14 mi	NE :	AGASSIZ REFUGE, MN
14 mi	NE :	MUD LAKE NAT'L WLDLF RFG, MN
15 mi	ESE :	HIGH LANDING 2 NW, MN
17 mi	SSW :	RED LAKE FALLS, MN
25 mi	W :	ANGUS 1 N, MN
25 mi	SE :	OKLEE, MN
26 mi	NNE :	THIEF LAKE REFUGE, MN
27 mi	ESE :	TRAIL 11 N, MN
29 mi	WNW :	ARGYLE 4 E, MN

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	8238	45.1%	3361	44.4%
TMIN	8222	45.0%	3344	44.2%
PRCP	7134	39.1%	2295	30.3%
SNOW	7466	40.9%	2584	34.2%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	3361 by year	23.1°F	15.6°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>=44°F	226	0.54	57	18	3.2*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=-4°F	229	-0.19	34	46	1.4	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>=44°F	226	0.17	38	27	1.4	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=-4°F	229	-0.44	30	70	2.3*	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>=44°F	226	56	4	14.0*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=-4°F	229	18	25	1.4	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	3344 by year	5.3°F	17.5°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<=-23°F	229	-0.31	31	53	1.7*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=29°F	269	0.52	69	26	2.7*	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<=-23°F	229	-0.33	32	66	2.1*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=29°F	269	0.02	32	35	1.1	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<=-23°F	229	15	31	2.1*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=29°F	269	74	7	10.6*	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	2295 by year	0.02"		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"	170	0.21"	0.29	39	17	2.3*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.30"	31	0.61"	0.16	5	4	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"	170	0.21"	-0.03	26	23	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.30"	31	0.61"	-0.21	4	4	1.0	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"	170	0.21"	42	20	2.1*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.30"	31	0.61"	6	2	3.0	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	2584 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"	368	1.73"	0.20	76	50	1.5*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.8"	71	4.35"	0.22	14	9	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"	368	1.73"	-0.24	45	78	1.7*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.8"	71	4.35"	-0.48	4	15	3.8*	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"	368	1.73"	84	24	3.5*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.8"	71	4.35"	16	8	2.0	map	table

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