LEMMON, SD - COOP Northern Plains station 394864

394864 - LEMMON, South Dakota

Latitude
45° 56´N

Longitude
102° 10´W

Elevation
782 meters

COOP Northern Plains

10 nearest COOP Northern Plains stations

10 mi	E :	THUNDER HAWK, SD
11 mi	WNW :	HAYNES 5 NE, ND
12 mi	S :	SHADEHILL DAM, SD
21 mi	SE :	KELDRON 22 SSW, SD
22 mi	NE :	PRETTY ROCK, ND
23 mi	W :	HETTINGER, ND
28 mi	S :	MEADOW, SD
29 mi	SW :	LODGEPOLE 9 S, SD
29 mi	ENE :	WATAUGA S DAKOTA 8 N, ND
31 mi	SSW :	BISON, SD

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	18144	99.3%	7492	99.1%
TMIN	18161	99.4%	7498	99.1%
PRCP	18124	99.2%	7466	98.7%
SNOW	15248	83.5%	5512	72.9%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7492 by year	32.4°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>=56°F	533	0.39	109	40	2.7*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=5°F	534	-0.39	79	160	2.0*	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>=56°F	533	0.33	121	38	3.2*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=5°F	534	-0.78	36	198	5.5*	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>=56°F	533	84	82	1.0	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=5°F	534	50	91	1.8*	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7498 by year	11.5°F	14.8°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<=-14°F	522	-0.38	71	148	2.1*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=30°F	643	0.40	133	51	2.6*	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<=-14°F	522	-0.69	48	195	4.1*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=30°F	643	0.38	135	44	3.1*	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<=-14°F	522	48	86	1.8*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=30°F	643	125	98	1.3	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7466 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"	1338	0.11"	-0.15	199	257	1.3*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.15"	263	0.35"	-0.12	40	53	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"	1338	0.11"	-0.24	171	285	1.7*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.15"	263	0.35"	-0.32	21	50	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"	1338	0.11"	215	233	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.15"	263	0.35"	49	48	1.0	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	5512 by year	0.19"		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"	652	1.62"	-0.11	93	120	1.3	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.0"	130	4.62"	-0.14	14	26	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"	652	1.62"	-0.34	80	161	2.0*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.0"	130	4.62"	-0.61	5	35	7.0*	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"	652	1.62"	93	93	1.0	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.0"	130	4.62"	18	20	1.1	map	table

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