GRAFTON, ND - COOP Northern Plains station 323594

323594 - GRAFTON, North Dakota

Latitude
48° 25´N

Longitude
97° 25´W

Elevation
252 meters

COOP Northern Plains

10 nearest COOP Northern Plains stations

15 mi	NE :	DRAYTON, ND
15 mi	W :	PARK RIVER, ND
16 mi	NE :	DRAYTON N DAK 2 NE, MN
32 mi	E :	ARGYLE 4 E, MN
32 mi	NE :	HALLOCK, MN
33 mi	W :	ADAMS 7 SSW, ND
34 mi	NNW :	CAVALIER 7 NW, ND
34 mi	SSE :	GRAND FORKS INTL ARPT, ND
35 mi	S :	ARVILLA, ND
36 mi	SSW :	LARIMORE, ND

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	17705	96.9%	7294	96.4%
TMIN	17694	96.9%	7302	96.5%
PRCP	17679	96.8%	7209	95.3%
SNOW	14801	81.0%	4542	60.1%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7294 by year	24.3°F	16.1°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>=47°F	495	0.29	94	49	1.9*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=-2°F	491	-0.36	68	132	1.9*	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>=47°F	495	0.13	69	49	1.4*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=-2°F	491	-0.62	48	176	3.7*	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>=47°F	495	75	49	1.5*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=-2°F	491	46	84	1.8*	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7302 by year	5.6°F	17.0°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<=-21°F	524	-0.41	62	138	2.2*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=30°F	531	0.33	102	37	2.8*	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<=-21°F	524	-0.53	59	182	3.1*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=30°F	531	0.13	88	54	1.6*	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<=-21°F	524	44	106	2.4*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=30°F	531	97	62	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	7209 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"	1211	0.13"	-0.17	173	246	1.4*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.19"	237	0.38"	0.03	42	34	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"	1211	0.13"	-0.30	131	267	2.0*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.19"	237	0.38"	-0.57	13	60	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"	1211	0.13"	186	224	1.2	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.19"	237	0.38"	32	53	1.7	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	4542 by year	0.18"		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"	464	1.79"	-0.33	51	117	2.3*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.6"	92	5.04"	-0.33	7	19	2.7*	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"	464	1.79"	-0.42	46	122	2.7*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.6"	92	5.04"	-0.45	6	24	4.0*	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"	464	1.79"	59	101	1.7*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.6"	92	5.04"	7	19	2.7*	map	table

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