GRAND FORKS UNIV NWS, ND - COOP Northern Plains station 323621

323621 - GRAND FORKS UNIV NWS, North Dakota

Latitude
47° 55´N

Longitude
97° 6´W

Elevation
253 meters

COOP Northern Plains

10 nearest COOP Northern Plains stations

4 mi	WNW :	GRAND FORKS INTL ARPT, ND
19 mi	W :	ARVILLA, ND
22 mi	NE :	ANGUS 1 N, MN
25 mi	ESE :	CROOKSTON NW EXP STN, MN
25 mi	W :	LARIMORE, ND
30 mi	SSW :	MAYVILLE, ND
33 mi	NNE :	ARGYLE 4 E, MN
33 mi	S :	HILLSBORO 3 N, ND
37 mi	NNW :	GRAFTON, ND
38 mi	E :	RED LAKE FALLS, MN

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	17830	97.6%	7451	98.5%
TMIN	17829	97.6%	7456	98.6%
PRCP	17811	97.5%	7460	98.6%
SNOW	17690	96.9%	7319	96.8%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7451 by year	24.3°F	15.8°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>=46°F	541	0.31	101	51	2.0*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=-2°F	501	-0.43	62	138	2.2*	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>=46°F	541	0.14	86	54	1.6*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=-2°F	501	-0.52	53	169	3.2*	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>=46°F	541	87	58	1.5*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=-2°F	501	49	89	1.8*	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7456 by year	7.0°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<=-19°F	553	-0.28	86	137	1.6*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=30°F	610	0.28	111	47	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<=-19°F	553	-0.51	62	184	3.0*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=30°F	610	0.06	86	64	1.3	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<=-19°F	553	44	103	2.3*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=30°F	610	116	84	1.4*	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7460 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"	1521	0.12"	-0.07	242	268	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.18"	284	0.37"	-0.05	46	51	1.1	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"	1521	0.12"	-0.32	173	332	1.9*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.18"	284	0.37"	-0.51	16	67	4.2*	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"	1521	0.12"	214	292	1.4*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.18"	284	0.37"	42	57	1.4	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7319 by year	0.23"		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"	1351	1.25"	-0.14	193	258	1.3*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.0"	235	4.00"	-0.19	29	48	1.7	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"	1351	1.25"	-0.35	156	307	2.0*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.0"	235	4.00"	-0.59	14	60	4.3*	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"	1351	1.25"	168	283	1.7*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.0"	235	4.00"	21	49	2.3*	map	table

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