WESTERN AG RESEARCH CNTR, MT - COOP Northwest station 248783

248783 - WESTERN AG RESEARCH CNTR, Montana

Latitude
46° 19´N

Longitude
114° 7´W

Elevation
1096 meters

10 nearest COOP Northwest stations

4 mi	SSW :	HAMILTON, MT
8 mi	N :	STEVENSVILLE, MT
13 mi	S :	DARBY, MT
19 mi	WNW :	POWELL, ID
21 mi	NNW :	LOLO HOT SPRINGS 2 NE, MT
23 mi	WSW :	MOOSE CREEK RANCH, ID
24 mi	N :	MISSOULA 2 WNW, MT
24 mi	WSW :	MOOSE CREEK RANGER STN, ID
25 mi	N :	MISSOULA JOHNSON-BELL FLD, MT
34 mi	NE :	MISSOULA 2 NE, MT

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	11862	65.0%	4824	63.8%
TMIN	11855	64.9%	4824	63.8%
PRCP	11847	64.9%	4808	63.6%
SNOW	7135	39.1%	1449	19.2%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	4824 by year	41.1°F	12.4°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	357	0.47	85	26	3.3*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=21°F	335	0.20	73	58	1.3	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	357	0.64	106	15	7.1*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=21°F	335	-0.59	32	115	3.6*	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>=58°F	357	93	29	3.2*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=21°F	335	57	41	1.4	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	4824 by year	21.2°F	11.8°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<=1°F	337	0.25	80	57	1.4	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=35°F	408	0.38	94	39	2.4*	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<=1°F	337	-0.77	23	129	5.6*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=35°F	408	0.23	72	35	2.1*	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<=1°F	337	67	44	1.5	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=35°F	408	88	52	1.7*	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	4808 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"	1268	0.09"	0.18	249	173	1.4*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.13"	247	0.26"	0.17	46	31	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"	1268	0.09"	-0.17	152	238	1.6*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.13"	247	0.26"	-0.26	27	38	1.4	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"	1268	0.09"	250	199	1.3*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.13"	247	0.26"	52	35	1.5	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	1449 by year	0.06"		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"	62	1.47"	-0.52	7	20	2.9	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.0"	10	4.23"	-0.34	2	4	2.0	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"	62	1.47"	-0.97	1	29	29.0*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.0"	10	4.23"	-1.08	0	4	Inf	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"	62	1.47"	28	0	Inf*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.0"	10	4.23"	3	0	Inf	map	table

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