WAUBAY NATL WILDLIFE REF, SD - COOP Northern Plains station 398980

398980 - WAUBAY NATL WILDLIFE REF, South Dakota

Latitude
45° 26´N

Longitude
97° 20´W

Elevation
558 meters

COOP Northern Plains

10 nearest COOP Northern Plains stations

9 mi	WNW :	ROSLYN, SD
11 mi	WNW :	WEBSTER 10 N, SD
12 mi	SW :	WEBSTER, SD
14 mi	SSW :	GELHAUS FARM, SD
16 mi	SE :	SUMMIT 1 W, SD
21 mi	NE :	SISSETON, SD
24 mi	E :	WILMOT 1 ENE, SD
27 mi	ENE :	BROWNS VALLEY, MN
27 mi	W :	ANDOVER, SD
31 mi	ENE :	BEARDSLEY, MN

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	16388	89.7%	6720	88.9%
TMIN	16282	89.2%	6696	88.5%
PRCP	16555	90.6%	6811	90.1%
SNOW	16496	90.3%	6732	89.0%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6720 by year	29.7°F	15.3°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>=52°F	452	0.40	93	28	3.3*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=5°F	487	-0.51	62	158	2.5*	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>=52°F	452	0.09	74	42	1.8*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=5°F	487	-0.34	67	135	2.0*	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>=52°F	452	70	61	1.1	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=5°F	487	57	55	1.0	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6696 by year	9.8°F	15.5°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<=-16°F	451	-0.41	56	121	2.2*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=30°F	558	0.34	106	47	2.3*	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<=-16°F	451	-0.30	70	131	1.9*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=30°F	558	-0.04	68	68	1.0	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<=-16°F	451	46	52	1.1	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=30°F	558	132	69	1.9*	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6811 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"	1013	0.14"	-0.13	146	203	1.4*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.22"	193	0.40"	-0.10	22	33	1.5	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"	1013	0.14"	-0.23	124	200	1.6*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.22"	193	0.40"	-0.22	19	31	1.6	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"	1013	0.14"	169	133	1.3*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.22"	193	0.40"	48	20	2.4*	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6732 by year	0.20"		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"	871	1.56"	-0.11	131	171	1.3*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.5"	161	4.26"	-0.20	17	37	2.2*	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"	871	1.56"	-0.25	113	185	1.6*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.5"	161	4.26"	-0.39	12	34	2.8*	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"	871	1.56"	135	128	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.5"	161	4.26"	29	23	1.3	map	table

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