INDEPENDENCE 2, MO - COOP Northern Plains station 234158

234158 - INDEPENDENCE 2, Missouri

Latitude
39° 4´N

Longitude
94° 23´W

Elevation
308 meters

COOP Northern Plains

10 nearest COOP Northern Plains stations

3 mi	NW :	INDEPENDENCE, MO
8 mi	S :	UNITY VILLAGE, MO
8 mi	WNW :	KANSAS CITY ST JOHN ELMWOOD, MO
9 mi	S :	LEES SUMMIT 2 NNW, MO
9 mi	WSW :	KANSAS CITY SWOPE PARK, MO
11 mi	WSW :	KANSAS CITY UNIV OF MO, MO
11 mi	WNW :	KANSAS CITY MUNI AP, MO
12 mi	WSW :	KANSAS CITY 75TH & HOLMES, MO
13 mi	SSE :	LEES SUMMIT REED WLR, MO
18 mi	SSE :	KANSAS CITY PLEASANT HILL, MO

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	4752	26.0%	1925	25.5%
TMIN	4834	26.5%	2016	26.7%
PRCP	4894	26.8%	2032	26.9%
SNOW	4867	26.6%	1964	26.0%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	1925 by year	44.8°F	15.3°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>=68°F	139	0.53	44	14	3.1*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=22°F	142	-0.22	21	31	1.5	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>=68°F	139	-0.18	19	22	1.2	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=22°F	142	0.43	41	23	1.8	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>=68°F	139	17	52	3.1*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=22°F	142	4	28	7.0*	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	2016 by year	24.8°F	13.3°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<=2°F	145	-0.36	23	40	1.7	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=44°F	136	0.36	32	13	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<=2°F	145	0.28	37	24	1.5	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=44°F	136	-0.14	11	17	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<=2°F	145	0	24	Inf*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=44°F	136	14	42	3.0*	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	2032 by year	0.07"		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"	455	0.29"	0.09	84	63	1.3	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.44"	91	0.88"	0.02	15	13	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"	455	0.29"	-0.11	72	89	1.2	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.44"	91	0.88"	-0.38	8	22	2.8*	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"	455	0.29"	68	93	1.4	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.44"	91	0.88"	13	18	1.4	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	1964 by year	0.14"		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"	135	2.00"	-0.11	30	31	1.0	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	21	6.00"	-0.06	5	5	1.0	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"	135	2.00"	0.20	35	24	1.5	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	21	6.00"	-0.02	2	4	2.0	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"	135	2.00"	15	27	1.8	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	21	6.00"	1	5	5.0	map	table

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