WASECA EXP STATION, MN - COOP Northern Plains station 218692

218692 - WASECA EXP STATION, Minnesota

Latitude
44° 4´N

Longitude
93° 31´W

Elevation
351 meters

COOP Northern Plains

10 nearest COOP Northern Plains stations

14 mi	E :	OWATONNA, MN
20 mi	NE :	FARIBAULT, MN
24 mi	NNW :	LE CENTER 2 SE, MN
24 mi	SSW :	WELLS, MN
25 mi	WNW :	MANKATO, MN
26 mi	N :	MONTGOMERY, MN
26 mi	WNW :	MANKATO, MN
27 mi	WNW :	NORTH MANKATO, MN
27 mi	NW :	ST PETER 2 SW, MN
30 mi	SSE :	ALBERT LEA 3 E, MN

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	18115	99.2%	7458	98.6%
TMIN	18104	99.1%	7453	98.5%
PRCP	18136	99.3%	7469	98.8%
SNOW	17553	96.1%	7008	92.7%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7458 by year	30.4°F	14.6°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>=52°F	555	0.28	107	51	2.1*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=7°F	536	-0.42	75	147	2.0*	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>=52°F	555	-0.11	60	68	1.1	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=7°F	536	-0.06	100	122	1.2	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>=52°F	555	84	80	1.1	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=7°F	536	54	83	1.5*	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7453 by year	12.0°F	15.9°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<=-15°F	503	-0.32	77	119	1.5*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=32°F	657	0.26	126	55	2.3*	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<=-15°F	503	-0.08	91	120	1.3	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=32°F	657	-0.17	57	85	1.5*	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<=-15°F	503	49	74	1.5*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=32°F	657	137	103	1.3	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7469 by year	0.05"		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"	1839	0.19"	-0.02	288	298	1.0	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.30"	357	0.63"	0.09	64	48	1.3	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"	1839	0.19"	-0.22	240	378	1.6*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.30"	357	0.63"	-0.38	29	76	2.6*	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"	1839	0.19"	288	332	1.2	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.30"	357	0.63"	64	57	1.1	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7008 by year	0.29"		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"	1159	1.77"	-0.14	180	234	1.3*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	182	5.73"	-0.20	27	37	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"	1159	1.77"	-0.15	178	230	1.3*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	182	5.73"	-0.39	17	40	2.4*	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"	1159	1.77"	169	212	1.3*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	182	5.73"	30	31	1.0	map	table

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