FAIRFIELD, MT - COOP Northwest station 242857

242857 - FAIRFIELD, Montana

Latitude
47° 37´N

Longitude
111° 59´W

Elevation
1214 meters

10 nearest COOP Northwest stations

5 mi	SSE :	SIMMS 1 NE, MT
9 mi	SE :	SUN RIVER 4 S, MT
11 mi	E :	POWER 6 SE, MT
15 mi	NE :	DUTTON 6 E, MT
18 mi	ESE :	GREAT FALLS INTL ARPT, MT
18 mi	ESE :	GREAT FALLS NWSFO, MT
18 mi	SSE :	CASCADE 5 S, MT
19 mi	SE :	ULM 8 SE TRULY, MT
20 mi	ESE :	GREAT FALLS, MT
23 mi	ENE :	CARTER 14 W, MT

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	18026	98.7%	7424	98.2%
TMIN	18024	98.7%	7419	98.1%
PRCP	18045	98.8%	7438	98.3%
SNOW	17021	93.2%	6750	89.3%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7424 by year	38.8°F	15.8°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>=58°F	592	0.32	119	50	2.4*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=10°F	522	-0.41	76	162	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>=58°F	592	0.82	200	14	14.3*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=10°F	522	-1.12	13	236	18.2*	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>=58°F	592	98	90	1.1	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=10°F	522	53	99	1.9*	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7419 by year	17.5°F	15.9°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<=-11°F	528	-0.40	77	158	2.1*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=37°F	512	0.25	97	55	1.8*	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<=-11°F	528	-1.25	12	271	22.6*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=37°F	512	0.80	167	7	23.9*	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<=-11°F	528	58	92	1.6*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=37°F	512	70	75	1.1	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7438 by year	0.01"		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"	1167	0.09"	-0.10	194	242	1.2*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.13"	214	0.25"	-0.14	33	48	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"	1167	0.09"	-0.49	99	302	3.1*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.13"	214	0.25"	-0.48	19	49	2.6*	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"	1167	0.09"	164	192	1.2	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.13"	214	0.25"	33	28	1.2	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6750 by year	0.23"		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"	949	1.63"	-0.18	151	215	1.4*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.5"	178	4.01"	-0.13	31	40	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"	949	1.63"	-0.54	74	255	3.4*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.5"	178	4.01"	-0.55	12	42	3.5*	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"	949	1.63"	141	160	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.5"	178	4.01"	21	31	1.5	map	table

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