WHITEFISH, MT - COOP Northwest station 248902

248902 - WHITEFISH, Montana

Latitude
48° 25´N

Longitude
114° 22´W

Elevation
945 meters

10 nearest COOP Northwest stations

1 mi	SE :	WHITEFISH, MT
5 mi	SE :	KALISPELL AP, MT
5 mi	SE :	KALISPELL 9 NNE, MT
6 mi	SE :	COLUMBIA FALLS 5 SW, MT
8 mi	NW :	OLNEY, MT
9 mi	S :	KALISPELL, MT
9 mi	SSE :	KALISPELL, MT
10 mi	ESE :	HUNGRY HORSE DAM, MT
12 mi	SSE :	CRESTON, MT
13 mi	SSW :	KILA, MT

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	3907	21.4%	1584	20.9%
TMIN	3907	21.4%	1584	20.9%
PRCP	16622	91.0%	6846	90.5%
SNOW	16322	89.4%	6767	89.5%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	1584 by year	35.0°F	11.0°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	125	0.70	38	10	3.8*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=16°F	110	0.82	37	10	3.7*	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	125	0.67	36	5	7.2*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=16°F	110	-0.86	9	49	5.4*	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	125	39	6	6.5*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=16°F	110	6	14	2.3*	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	1584 by year	18.4°F	11.9°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<=-4°F	109	0.81	38	13	2.9*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=32°F	123	0.46	21	5	4.2*	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<=-4°F	109	-0.77	7	44	6.3*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=32°F	123	0.40	26	6	4.3*	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<=-4°F	109	4	19	4.8*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=32°F	123	19	12	1.6	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6846 by year	0.06"		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"	2970	0.15"	-0.02	489	505	1.0	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.23"	563	0.41"	-0.12	80	98	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"	2970	0.15"	-0.29	333	650	2.0*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.23"	563	0.41"	-0.22	67	106	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"	2970	0.15"	415	573	1.4*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.23"	563	0.41"	75	97	1.3	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6767 by year	0.48"		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"	1790	1.83"	-0.07	304	349	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	252	5.02"	-0.20	32	52	1.6	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"	1790	1.83"	-0.54	144	514	3.6*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	252	5.02"	-0.73	18	79	4.4*	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"	1790	1.83"	246	354	1.4*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	252	5.02"	33	34	1.0	map	table

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