NELSON, NE - COOP Northern Plains station 255840

255840 - NELSON, Nebraska

Latitude
40° 11´N

Longitude
98° 4´W

Elevation
523 meters

COOP Northern Plains

10 nearest COOP Northern Plains stations

10 mi	N :	DEWEESE 4 SE, NE
12 mi	S :	SUPERIOR, NE
13 mi	SSE :	HARDY, NE
14 mi	NE :	SEDAN, NE
16 mi	WSW :	GUIDE ROCK, NE
17 mi	WNW :	ROSEMONT 2 S, NE
22 mi	NE :	SHICKLEY 4 S, NE
23 mi	NNE :	CLAY CENTER 6 ESE, NE
23 mi	N :	CLAY CENTER, NE
24 mi	WNW :	BLUE HILL 4 SW, NE

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	5891	32.3%	2402	31.8%
TMIN	5817	31.9%	2393	31.6%
PRCP	17720	97.0%	7270	96.1%
SNOW	17613	96.4%	7146	94.5%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	2402 by year	43.9°F	14.7°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>=66°F	170	-0.08	14	23	1.6	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=21°F	175	-0.48	34	63	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>=66°F	170	-0.07	20	19	1.1	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=21°F	175	-0.43	19	45	2.4*	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>=66°F	170	3	52	17.3*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=21°F	175	7	31	4.4*	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	2393 by year	19.7°F	12.1°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<=-1°F	172	-0.52	26	58	2.2*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=36°F	181	-0.09	15	19	1.3	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<=-1°F	172	-0.23	24	39	1.6	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=36°F	181	-0.09	19	14	1.4	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<=-1°F	172	11	30	2.7*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=36°F	181	10	40	4.0*	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7270 by year	0.04"		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"	1103	0.23"	-0.05	207	221	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.38"	214	0.75"	-0.10	32	43	1.3	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"	1103	0.23"	-0.16	119	187	1.6*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.38"	214	0.75"	-0.22	12	35	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"	1103	0.23"	211	153	1.4*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.38"	214	0.75"	51	23	2.2*	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7146 by year	0.16"		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"	578	1.98"	-0.25	94	150	1.6*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	109	5.46"	-0.46	17	33	1.9	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"	578	1.98"	-0.16	68	103	1.5*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	109	5.46"	-0.20	9	17	1.9	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"	578	1.98"	83	90	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	109	5.46"	20	16	1.2	map	table

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