MIDLAND, SD - COOP Northern Plains station 395506

395506 - MIDLAND, South Dakota

Latitude
44° 4´N

Longitude
101° 9´W

Elevation
570 meters

COOP Northern Plains

10 nearest COOP Northern Plains stations

17 mi	SSW :	BELVIDERE, SD
18 mi	ENE :	VAN METRE, SD
22 mi	NNE :	HAYES 5 ESE, SD
22 mi	W :	PHILIP 1 S, SD
24 mi	SW :	KADOKA, SD
24 mi	ESE :	MURDO 2, SD
26 mi	ESE :	MURDO, SD
26 mi	W :	PHILIP 1 S, SD
27 mi	ENE :	FORT PIERRE 17 WSW, SD
27 mi	ENE :	WENDTE , SD

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	17910	98.1%	7340	97.1%
TMIN	17678	96.8%	7310	96.7%
PRCP	17487	95.8%	6934	91.7%
SNOW	16730	91.6%	6262	82.8%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7340 by year	40.0°F	16.5°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>=64°F	539	0.34	114	41	2.8*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=13°F	506	-0.34	86	153	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>=64°F	539	0.12	95	59	1.6*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=13°F	506	-0.67	46	177	3.8*	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>=64°F	539	70	109	1.6*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=13°F	506	52	80	1.5*	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7310 by year	13.1°F	14.3°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<=-12°F	496	-0.31	75	133	1.8*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=31°F	599	0.21	110	68	1.6*	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<=-12°F	496	-0.52	54	165	3.1*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=31°F	599	0.19	101	60	1.7*	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	496	44	86	2.0*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=31°F	599	106	101	1.0	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6934 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"	856	0.14"	-0.19	128	169	1.3*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.19"	170	0.45"	-0.13	24	34	1.4	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"	856	0.14"	-0.13	120	151	1.3	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.19"	170	0.45"	-0.26	16	29	1.8	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"	856	0.14"	119	141	1.2	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.19"	170	0.45"	28	28	1.0	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6262 by year	0.17"		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"	409	2.58"	-0.35	60	105	1.8*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>4.0"	65	6.54"	-0.18	11	14	1.3	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"	409	2.58"	-0.34	44	92	2.1*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>4.0"	65	6.54"	-0.15	8	13	1.6	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"	409	2.58"	59	74	1.3	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>4.0"	65	6.54"	8	13	1.6	map	table

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