BOWBELLS, ND - COOP Northern Plains station 320961

320961 - BOWBELLS, North Dakota

Latitude
48° 48´N

Longitude
102° 15´W

Elevation
597 meters

COOP Northern Plains

10 nearest COOP Northern Plains stations

5 mi	ESE :	BOWBELLS 5 E, ND
9 mi	NW :	FLAXTON, ND
11 mi	SE :	KENMARE 1 WSW, ND
14 mi	N :	NORTHGATE, ND
18 mi	NE :	SHERWOOD 15 W, ND
19 mi	SSW :	LOSTWOOD 12 N, ND
19 mi	NW :	PORTAL, ND
20 mi	ESE :	TOLLEY, ND
24 mi	SW :	POWERS LAKE 1 N, ND
26 mi	WNW :	COLUMBUS, ND

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	17704	96.9%	7310	96.7%
TMIN	17772	97.3%	7311	96.7%
PRCP	17868	97.8%	7321	96.8%
SNOW	17177	94.1%	6677	88.3%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7310 by year	24.9°F	17.0°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>=48°F	540	0.30	98	40	2.5*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=-3°F	513	-0.48	58	154	2.7*	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>=48°F	540	0.32	110	41	2.7*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=-3°F	513	-0.84	37	204	5.5*	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>=48°F	540	83	69	1.2	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=-3°F	513	53	85	1.6*	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7311 by year	5.0°F	16.7°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<=-22°F	531	-0.27	75	131	1.7*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=28°F	535	0.28	97	41	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<=-22°F	531	-0.76	38	210	5.5*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=28°F	535	0.38	110	37	3.0*	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<=-22°F	531	55	114	2.1*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=28°F	535	101	65	1.6*	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7321 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"	929	0.13"	-0.14	136	183	1.3*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.20"	161	0.38"	-0.10	25	29	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"	929	0.13"	-0.28	97	196	2.0*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.20"	161	0.38"	-0.50	9	41	4.6*	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"	929	0.13"	130	170	1.3*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.20"	161	0.38"	22	36	1.6	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6677 by year	0.19"		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"	691	1.87"	-0.24	91	150	1.6*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	95	5.17"	-0.11	15	16	1.1	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"	691	1.87"	-0.41	62	165	2.7*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	95	5.17"	-0.54	6	25	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"	691	1.87"	65	156	2.4*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	95	5.17"	11	19	1.7	map	table

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