396304 - ORAL, South Dakota

Latitude
43° 24´N
Longitude
103° 16´W
Elevation
902 meters

COOP Northern Plains

South Dakota
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10 nearest COOP Northern Plains stations
7 miNNW :BUFFALO GAP, SD
9 miWSW :ANGOSTURA DAM, SD
10 miSSW :SMITHWICK 6 SW, SD
10 miWNW :HOT SPRINGS, SD
15 miNW :WIND CAVE, SD
15 miS :OELRICHS, SD
16 miSSW :OELRICHS 8 W, SD
16 miWSW :HOT SPRINGS 9 SW, SD
17 miW :HOT SPRINGS 7 W, SD
26 miNNW :MOUNT COOLIDGE, SD

Weather variables    Help
Click a weather variable name to jump down to those statistics.
Total
observations
%
NDJFM
observations
%
TMAX
9616
52.7%
3913
51.7%
TMIN
9621
52.7%
3922
51.9%
PRCP
9639
52.8%
3944
52.1%
SNOW
9081
49.7%
3434
45.4%




TMAX     Help     top of page

TMAX
observations
mean
std dev
   
Distribution
during extreme days of
NDJFM
3913  by year
43.4°F
16.1°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>=66°F
279
0.42
61
24
2.5*
map
table
Extreme low events
Days with TMAX<=16°F
271
-0.06
44
62
1.4
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>=66°F
279
0.18
52
30
1.7*
map
table
Extreme low events
Days with TMAX<=16°F
271
-0.52
24
83
3.5*
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>=66°F
279
43
41
1.0
map
table
Extreme low events
Days with TMAX<=16°F
271
25
27
1.1
map
table

TMAX under 2 index extremes     Help
Station table Maps - choose one extreme:
High NAMLow NAM High PNALow PNA High CTILow CTI




TMIN     Help     top of page

TMIN
observations
mean
std dev
   
Distribution
during extreme days of
NDJFM
3922  by year
15.5°F
13.8°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<=-9°F
295
0.03
54
62
1.1
map
table
Extreme high events
Days with TMIN>=32°F
312
0.44
77
27
2.9*
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
295
-0.42
31
83
2.7*
map
table
Extreme high events
Days with TMIN>=32°F
312
0.26
61
36
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<=-9°F
295
34
33
1.0
map
table
Extreme high events
Days with TMIN>=32°F
312
51
37
1.4
map
table

TMIN under 2 index extremes     Help
Station table Maps - choose one extreme:
High NAMLow NAM High PNALow PNA High CTILow CTI




PRCP (total liquid water equivalent)     Help     top of page

PRCP
observations
mean
   
Distribution
during extreme days of
NDJFM
3944  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"
488
0.14"
0.11
89
85
1.0
map
table
Extreme events
Days with PRCP>0.21"
92
0.39"
0.04
17
19
1.1
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"
488
0.14"
-0.24
62
109
1.8*
map
table
Extreme events
Days with PRCP>0.21"
92
0.39"
-0.22
9
18
2.0
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"
488
0.14"
88
56
1.6*
map
table
Extreme events
Days with PRCP>0.21"
92
0.39"
23
13
1.8
map
table

PRCP under 2 index extremes     Help
Station table Maps - choose one extreme:
High NAMLow NAM High PNALow PNA High CTILow CTI




SNOW     Help     top of page

SNOW
observations
mean
   
Distribution
during extreme days of
NDJFM
3434  by year
0.16"
   
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"
313
1.76"
0.14
64
58
1.1
map
table
Extreme events
Days with SNOW>2.5"
61
4.69"
0.11
14
14
1.0
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"
313
1.76"
-0.45
29
88
3.0*
map
table
Extreme events
Days with SNOW>2.5"
61
4.69"
-0.65
5
24
4.8*
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"
313
1.76"
46
43
1.1
map
table
Extreme events
Days with SNOW>2.5"
61
4.69"
10
10
1.0
map
table

SNOW under 2 index extremes     Help
Station table Maps - choose one extreme:
High NAMLow NAM High PNALow PNA High CTILow CTI