FORT BENTON, MT - COOP Northwest station 243113

243113 - FORT BENTON, Montana

Latitude
47° 49´N

Longitude
110° 40´W

Elevation
804 meters

10 nearest COOP Northwest stations

7 mi	NE :	LOMA 1 WNW, MT
7 mi	S :	HIGHWOOD 7 NE, MT
8 mi	S :	HIGHWOOD 6 NE, MT
12 mi	SSW :	HIGHWOOD, MT
12 mi	SSE :	SHONKIN 7 S, MT
14 mi	SE :	GERALDINE, MT
18 mi	SE :	GERALDINE 6 SE, MT
22 mi	S :	RAYNESFORD 2 NNW, MT
22 mi	S :	RAYNESFORD, MT
30 mi	SSE :	STANFORD, MT

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	18033	98.7%	7461	98.7%
TMIN	18023	98.7%	7455	98.6%
PRCP	18019	98.7%	7453	98.5%
SNOW	17694	96.9%	7340	97.1%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7461 by year	40.0°F	17.9°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	499	0.30	101	38	2.7*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=7°F	501	-0.46	72	160	2.2*	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	499	0.84	176	14	12.6*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=7°F	501	-1.20	14	248	17.7*	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	499	82	75	1.1	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=7°F	501	47	90	1.9*	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7455 by year	14.9°F	16.7°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<=-14°F	500	-0.33	84	143	1.7*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=36°F	524	0.42	127	48	2.6*	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<=-14°F	500	-1.14	15	247	16.5*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=36°F	524	0.45	123	35	3.5*	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<=-14°F	500	39	81	2.1*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=36°F	524	72	89	1.2	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7453 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"	1640	0.10"	-0.20	231	343	1.5*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.15"	321	0.28"	-0.16	51	64	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"	1640	0.10"	-0.40	176	396	2.2*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.15"	321	0.28"	-0.47	33	81	2.5*	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"	1640	0.10"	223	276	1.2*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.15"	321	0.28"	45	51	1.1	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7340 by year	0.37"		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"	1201	2.28"	-0.27	170	286	1.7*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.5"	210	5.13"	-0.08	37	45	1.2	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"	1201	2.28"	-0.59	90	348	3.9*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.5"	210	5.13"	-0.69	15	58	3.9*	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"	1201	2.28"	160	219	1.4*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.5"	210	5.13"	21	38	1.8*	map	table

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