CARSON, ND - COOP Northern Plains station 321370

321370 - CARSON, North Dakota

Latitude
46° 25´N

Longitude
101° 34´W

Elevation
704 meters

COOP Northern Plains

10 nearest COOP Northern Plains stations

0 mi	N :	CARSON, ND
13 mi	WSW :	ELGIN 5 S, ND
14 mi	W :	ELGIN, ND
17 mi	NW :	HEART BUTTE DAM, ND
17 mi	E :	FLASHER 4 SE, ND
21 mi	N :	ALMONT 7 W, ND
22 mi	SW :	PRETTY ROCK, ND
22 mi	N :	ALMONT, ND
25 mi	ESE :	SHIELDS, ND
27 mi	E :	TIMMER, ND

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	17701	96.9%	7230	95.6%
TMIN	17706	97.0%	7211	95.3%
PRCP	17870	97.8%	7285	96.3%
SNOW	17206	94.2%	6680	88.3%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7230 by year	29.7°F	16.9°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>=54°F	526	0.32	90	47	1.9*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=2°F	498	-0.28	74	134	1.8*	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>=54°F	526	0.24	97	47	2.1*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=2°F	498	-0.73	43	191	4.4*	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>=54°F	526	82	81	1.0	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=2°F	498	49	74	1.5*	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7211 by year	8.7°F	15.7°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<=-18°F	514	-0.37	67	141	2.1*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=29°F	534	0.30	96	46	2.1*	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<=-18°F	514	-0.59	49	178	3.6*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=29°F	534	0.35	109	35	3.1*	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<=-18°F	514	51	69	1.4	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=29°F	534	113	88	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	7285 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"	931	0.13"	-0.15	131	179	1.4*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.20"	156	0.39"	-0.15	21	26	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"	931	0.13"	-0.25	118	201	1.7*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.20"	156	0.39"	-0.30	16	30	1.9	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"	931	0.13"	144	124	1.2	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.20"	156	0.39"	37	24	1.5	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6680 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"	654	1.94"	-0.20	93	138	1.5*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	90	5.22"	0.04	12	13	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"	654	1.94"	-0.33	77	157	2.0*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	90	5.22"	-0.41	7	23	3.3*	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"	654	1.94"	107	99	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	90	5.22"	11	15	1.4	map	table

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