MINOT EXPERIMENT STN, ND - COOP Northern Plains station 325993

325993 - MINOT EXPERIMENT STN, North Dakota

Latitude
48° 11´N

Longitude
101° 18´W

Elevation
539 meters

COOP Northern Plains

10 nearest COOP Northern Plains stations

6 mi	N :	MINOT FAA AP, ND
19 mi	ESE :	VELVA, ND
21 mi	ENE :	GRANVILLE, ND
22 mi	WNW :	BERTHOLD, ND
23 mi	NNW :	FOXHOLM 7 N, ND
25 mi	SW :	RYDER, ND
25 mi	S :	MAX, ND
28 mi	WSW :	MAKOTI, ND
31 mi	WNW :	TAGUS, ND
31 mi	N :	LANSFORD, ND

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	18207	99.7%	7553	99.9%
TMIN	18178	99.5%	7546	99.8%
PRCP	18216	99.7%	7549	99.8%
SNOW	18202	99.7%	7542	99.7%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7553 by year	25.7°F	16.6°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>=49°F	513	0.28	86	45	1.9*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=-1°F	576	-0.36	88	164	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>=49°F	513	0.29	104	41	2.5*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=-1°F	576	-0.77	48	227	4.7*	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>=49°F	513	71	70	1.0	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=-1°F	576	65	103	1.6*	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7546 by year	6.7°F	16.5°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<=-20°F	548	-0.31	80	144	1.8*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=29°F	595	0.33	112	46	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<=-20°F	548	-0.72	47	215	4.6*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=29°F	595	0.32	111	39	2.8*	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<=-20°F	548	61	97	1.6*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=29°F	595	115	81	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	7549 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"	1790	0.09"	-0.13	259	340	1.3*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.12"	354	0.30"	-0.03	62	67	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"	1790	0.09"	-0.24	229	374	1.6*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.12"	354	0.30"	-0.33	30	71	2.4*	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"	1790	0.09"	267	299	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.12"	354	0.30"	59	56	1.1	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7542 by year	0.25"		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"	1578	1.18"	-0.15	233	320	1.4*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.0"	221	4.16"	-0.13	35	45	1.3	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"	1578	1.18"	-0.28	187	344	1.8*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.0"	221	4.16"	-0.42	19	53	2.8*	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"	1578	1.18"	219	267	1.2*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.0"	221	4.16"	33	35	1.1	map	table

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