OAKES 2 S, ND - COOP Northern Plains station 326620

326620 - OAKES 2 S, North Dakota

Latitude
46° 8´N

Longitude
98° 5´W

Elevation
399 meters

COOP Northern Plains

10 nearest COOP Northern Plains stations

8 mi	E :	COGSWELL, ND
15 mi	W :	FULLERTON 1 ESE, ND
16 mi	N :	VERONA, ND
19 mi	NNW :	LA MOURE, ND
23 mi	WSW :	ELLENDALE, ND
24 mi	ESE :	FORMAN 5 SSE, ND
26 mi	NNW :	GRAND RAPIDS 1 N, ND
29 mi	SW :	FREDERICK, SD
29 mi	SSE :	BRITTON, SD
29 mi	NE :	LISBON, ND

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	17489	95.8%	7176	94.9%
TMIN	17493	95.8%	7166	94.8%
PRCP	16379	89.7%	6158	81.4%
SNOW	16034	87.8%	5775	76.4%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7176 by year	28.0°F	16.0°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>=51°F	513	0.19	68	49	1.4	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=2°F	486	-0.33	71	130	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>=51°F	513	0.15	93	53	1.8*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=2°F	486	-0.49	58	164	2.8*	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>=51°F	513	81	50	1.6*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=2°F	486	52	79	1.5*	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7166 by year	6.6°F	16.0°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<=-20°F	485	-0.25	76	119	1.6*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=29°F	481	0.18	79	46	1.7*	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	485	-0.44	66	163	2.5*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=29°F	481	0.05	66	54	1.2	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	485	51	88	1.7*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=29°F	481	119	50	2.4*	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6158 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"	1161	0.12"	-0.19	152	236	1.6*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.18"	223	0.39"	-0.02	37	42	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"	1161	0.12"	-0.28	144	259	1.8*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.18"	223	0.39"	-0.47	18	52	2.9*	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"	1161	0.12"	206	231	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.18"	223	0.39"	54	37	1.5	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	5775 by year	0.24"		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"	718	1.97"	-0.28	102	173	1.7*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	124	5.53"	-0.24	16	27	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"	718	1.97"	-0.32	97	179	1.8*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	124	5.53"	-0.45	11	33	3.0*	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"	718	1.97"	120	121	1.0	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	124	5.53"	19	20	1.1	map	table

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