HILL CITY, SD - COOP Northern Plains station 393868

393868 - HILL CITY, South Dakota

Latitude
43° 56´N

Longitude
103° 34´W

Elevation
1518 meters

COOP Northern Plains

10 nearest COOP Northern Plains stations

6 mi	NW :	REDFERN, SD
7 mi	ESE :	MT RUSHMORE NATL MEM, SD
8 mi	ESE :	KEYSTONE, SD
10 mi	NNE :	PACTOLA DAM, SD
11 mi	NNW :	MYSTIC, SD
12 mi	WNW :	DEERFIELD 3 SE, SD
12 mi	SSW :	CUSTER, SD
12 mi	WNW :	DEERFIELD DAM, SD
12 mi	NNE :	JOHNSON SIDING, SD
13 mi	SSE :	MOUNT COOLIDGE, SD

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	4164	22.8%	1783	23.6%
TMIN	4166	22.8%	1782	23.6%
PRCP	15444	84.6%	6378	84.3%
SNOW	15369	84.2%	6327	83.7%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	1783 by year	40.1°F	14.0°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>=60°F	120	0.81	40	7	5.7*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=17°F	122	0.21	23	23	1.0	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>=60°F	120	0.36	30	11	2.7*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=17°F	122	-0.74	7	38	5.4*	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>=60°F	120	27	17	1.6	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=17°F	122	17	14	1.2	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	1782 by year	12.0°F	13.3°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<=-10°F	128	0.29	32	25	1.3	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=28°F	148	0.60	42	9	4.7*	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<=-10°F	128	-0.79	9	45	5.0*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=28°F	148	0.11	23	21	1.1	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<=-10°F	128	20	14	1.4	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=28°F	148	33	11	3.0*	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6378 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"	1086	0.11"	-0.11	166	204	1.2	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.17"	207	0.33"	-0.11	23	38	1.7	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"	1086	0.11"	-0.18	146	206	1.4*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.17"	207	0.33"	-0.32	17	40	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"	1086	0.11"	195	136	1.4*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.17"	207	0.33"	44	28	1.6	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6327 by year	0.26"		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"	925	1.79"	-0.09	147	173	1.2	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	136	5.23"	-0.14	13	23	1.8	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"	925	1.79"	-0.24	109	183	1.7*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	136	5.23"	-0.49	12	32	2.7*	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"	925	1.79"	164	115	1.4*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	136	5.23"	21	23	1.1	map	table

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