MURDO, SD - COOP Northern Plains station 395891

395891 - MURDO, South Dakota

Latitude
43° 53´N

Longitude
100° 42´W

Elevation
707 meters

COOP Northern Plains

10 nearest COOP Northern Plains stations

1 mi	NW :	MURDO 2, SD
19 mi	NNW :	VAN METRE, SD
20 mi	E :	VIVIAN, SD
25 mi	SW :	CEDAR BUTTE 1 NE, SD
25 mi	N :	FORT PIERRE 17 WSW, SD
25 mi	N :	WENDTE , SD
26 mi	WNW :	MIDLAND, SD
27 mi	ENE :	PRESHO 7 NW, SD
28 mi	W :	BELVIDERE, SD
29 mi	SSE :	WOOD, SD

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	17817	97.6%	7368	97.4%
TMIN	17761	97.3%	7391	97.7%
PRCP	18020	98.7%	7451	98.5%
SNOW	17329	94.9%	6765	89.4%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7368 by year	38.2°F	16.7°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>=63°F	506	0.33	97	37	2.6*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=11°F	515	-0.45	79	163	2.1*	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>=63°F	506	0.18	94	50	1.9*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=11°F	515	-0.51	58	160	2.8*	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>=63°F	506	68	96	1.4*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=11°F	515	44	77	1.8*	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7391 by year	15.2°F	13.9°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<=-9°F	501	-0.46	62	150	2.4*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=33°F	567	0.29	99	50	2.0*	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<=-9°F	501	-0.57	54	175	3.2*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=33°F	567	0.26	107	56	1.9*	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<=-9°F	501	40	89	2.2*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=33°F	567	99	76	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	7451 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"	846	0.19"	-0.11	130	166	1.3	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.28"	162	0.56"	-0.09	24	31	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"	846	0.19"	-0.14	110	152	1.4*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.28"	162	0.56"	-0.38	11	31	2.8*	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"	846	0.19"	154	103	1.5*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.28"	162	0.56"	43	20	2.1*	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6765 by year	0.18"		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"	552	2.23"	-0.34	66	134	2.0*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	99	5.91"	-0.36	13	32	2.5*	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"	552	2.23"	-0.13	75	103	1.4	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	99	5.91"	-0.38	8	20	2.5*	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"	552	2.23"	99	60	1.6*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	99	5.91"	21	6	3.5*	map	table

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