BELLE FOURCHE 20 NNE, SD - COOP Northern Plains station 391560

391560 - BELLE FOURCHE 20 NNE, South Dakota

Latitude
44° 57´N

Longitude
103° 46´W

Elevation
955 meters

COOP Northern Plains

10 nearest COOP Northern Plains stations

0 mi	N :	BELLE FOURCHE 20 NNE, SD
8 mi	WNW :	BELLE FOURCHE 22 NNW, SD
14 mi	NW :	BELLE FOURCHE 29 NNW, SD
15 mi	ENE :	CASTLE ROCK 4 NW, SD
16 mi	SSE :	ORMAN, SD
18 mi	NE :	CASTLE ROCK 12 NNW, SD
20 mi	SSW :	BELLE FOURCHE, SD
24 mi	SE :	NEWELL, SD
29 mi	S :	SAINT ONGE 2 S, SD
29 mi	SE :	VALE, SD

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	2853	15.6%	1168	15.4%
TMIN	2861	15.7%	1170	15.5%
PRCP	2903	15.9%	1191	15.7%
SNOW	2867	15.7%	1186	15.7%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	1168 by year	35.8°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>=59°F	84	0.17	14	8	1.8	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=9°F	80	-1.44	2	40	20.0*	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>=59°F	84	0.02	15	12	1.2	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=9°F	80	-0.52	8	26	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>=59°F	84	17	0	Inf*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=9°F	80	29	0	Inf*	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	1170 by year	11.3°F	13.7°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<=-12°F	81	-1.54	0	43	Inf*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=29°F	90	-0.01	16	15	1.1	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<=-12°F	81	-0.53	9	27	3.0*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=29°F	90	0.10	18	13	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<=-12°F	81	28	0	Inf*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=29°F	90	12	0	Inf*	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	1191 by year	0.01"		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"	186	0.07"	-0.67	13	55	4.2*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.10"	36	0.22"	-0.61	4	13	3.2	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"	186	0.07"	-0.06	35	28	1.2	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.10"	36	0.22"	0.01	9	8	1.1	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"	186	0.07"	44	0	Inf*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.10"	36	0.22"	9	0	Inf*	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	1186 by year	0.13"		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"	106	1.51"	-0.69	6	29	4.8*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.0"	18	3.58"	-0.81	3	8	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"	106	1.51"	-0.18	18	20	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.0"	18	3.58"	-0.37	3	6	2.0	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"	106	1.51"	21	0	Inf*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.0"	18	3.58"	5	0	Inf	map	table

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