AMIDON, ND - COOP Northern Plains station 320209

320209 - AMIDON, North Dakota

Latitude
46° 29´N

Longitude
103° 19´W

Elevation
887 meters

COOP Northern Plains

10 nearest COOP Northern Plains stations

12 mi	NW :	BOWMAN 30 NNW, ND
21 mi	S :	BOWMAN, ND
22 mi	ENE :	NEW ENGLAND, ND
22 mi	SE :	REEDER 13 N, ND
24 mi	SSE :	SCRANTON, ND
25 mi	WNW :	ALPHA 1 S, ND
25 mi	WNW :	SENTINEL BUTTE 20 S, ND
26 mi	N :	FRYBURG 1 NE, ND
28 mi	NNE :	BELFIELD, ND
31 mi	S :	BOWMAN 11 SE, ND

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	17478	95.7%	7225	95.5%
TMIN	17485	95.7%	7219	95.5%
PRCP	17648	96.6%	7181	94.9%
SNOW	15967	87.4%	5702	75.4%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7225 by year	32.6°F	16.5°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>=56°F	492	0.30	79	36	2.2*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=5°F	502	-0.36	74	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>=56°F	492	0.33	100	33	3.0*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=5°F	502	-0.82	31	202	6.5*	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>=56°F	492	92	78	1.2	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=5°F	502	47	85	1.8*	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7219 by year	11.6°F	15.5°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<=-16°F	489	-0.31	75	132	1.8*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=31°F	578	0.34	105	44	2.4*	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<=-16°F	489	-0.86	31	209	6.7*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=31°F	578	0.39	123	35	3.5*	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<=-16°F	489	45	83	1.8*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=31°F	578	100	78	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	7181 by year	0.01"		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"	1074	0.09"	-0.05	177	183	1.0	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.13"	205	0.25"	-0.21	28	40	1.4	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"	1074	0.09"	-0.21	130	191	1.5*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.13"	205	0.25"	-0.34	18	40	2.2*	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"	1074	0.09"	162	138	1.2	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.13"	205	0.25"	40	29	1.4	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	5702 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"	583	1.39"	-0.16	95	121	1.3	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.0"	83	3.76"	-0.25	12	14	1.2	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"	583	1.39"	-0.40	48	133	2.8*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.0"	83	3.76"	-0.54	5	21	4.2*	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"	583	1.39"	90	113	1.3	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.0"	83	3.76"	12	12	1.0	map	table

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