LIMA, MT - COOP Northwest station 245030

245030 - LIMA, Montana

Latitude
44° 38´N

Longitude
112° 35´W

Elevation
1912 meters

10 nearest COOP Northwest stations

5 mi	NW :	DELL, MT
7 mi	ENE :	LIMA DAM, MT
7 mi	WSW :	DELL 12 SSW, MT
8 mi	ESE :	MONIDA, MT
11 mi	E :	MONIDA 5 NE, MT
11 mi	WSW :	DELL 19 SW, MT
16 mi	NNW :	ARMSTEAD, MT
17 mi	SE :	SPENCER RANGER STN, ID
20 mi	SE :	DUBOIS EXPERIMENT STN, ID
21 mi	SSW :	DUBOIS 34 W, ID

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	17722	97.0%	7307	96.6%
TMIN	17660	96.7%	7306	96.6%
PRCP	18078	99.0%	7462	98.7%
SNOW	17141	93.9%	7200	95.2%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7307 by year	34.0°F	11.7°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>=50°F	525	0.24	92	43	2.1*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=16°F	524	0.09	120	107	1.1	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>=50°F	525	0.57	135	20	6.8*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=16°F	524	-0.76	30	169	5.6*	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>=50°F	525	55	87	1.6*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=16°F	524	68	83	1.2	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7306 by year	11.1°F	12.8°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<=-10°F	521	-0.07	113	120	1.1	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=28°F	530	0.10	82	65	1.3	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<=-10°F	521	-0.79	29	186	6.4*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=28°F	530	0.24	107	43	2.5*	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<=-10°F	521	61	98	1.6*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=28°F	530	78	85	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	7462 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"	1038	0.09"	-0.04	159	195	1.2	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.15"	179	0.28"	0.02	29	34	1.2	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"	1038	0.09"	-0.21	114	192	1.7*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.15"	179	0.28"	-0.22	19	34	1.8	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"	1038	0.09"	172	147	1.2	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.15"	179	0.28"	27	22	1.2	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7200 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"	832	1.97"	-0.02	133	157	1.2	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	130	5.48"	-0.05	16	27	1.7	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"	832	1.97"	-0.28	91	183	2.0*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	130	5.48"	-0.34	9	27	3.0*	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"	832	1.97"	126	112	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	130	5.48"	22	17	1.3	map	table

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