FOSSIL, OR - COOP Northwest station 353038

353038 - FOSSIL, Oregon

Latitude
45° 0´N

Longitude
120° 13´W

Elevation
808 meters

10 nearest COOP Northwest stations

10 mi	N :	CONDON, OR
16 mi	WNW :	KENT, OR
19 mi	N :	MIKKALO NISH RANCH, OR
20 mi	NNW :	MIKKALO 6 W, OR
25 mi	NW :	MORO, OR
28 mi	NNW :	WASCO, OR
30 mi	N :	ARLINGTON, OR
33 mi	NNW :	JOHN DAY DAM, OR
33 mi	NNW :	JOHN DAY DAM, WA
33 mi	ENE :	IONE 18 S, OR

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	17065	93.4%	7154	94.6%
TMIN	17047	93.3%	7145	94.5%
PRCP	17729	97.1%	7430	98.2%
SNOW	16650	91.2%	6377	84.3%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7154 by year	46.1°F	10.6°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>=61°F	505	0.24	107	60	1.8*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=30°F	512	0.01	109	111	1.0	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>=61°F	505	0.56	133	21	6.3*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=30°F	512	-0.39	68	158	2.3*	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>=61°F	505	78	82	1.1	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=30°F	512	74	69	1.1	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7145 by year	26.3°F	10.3°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	521	0.04	104	109	1.0	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=40°F	478	0.20	82	47	1.7*	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	521	-0.82	23	190	8.3*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=40°F	478	0.57	137	30	4.6*	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	521	69	95	1.4	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=40°F	478	105	65	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	7430 by year	0.05"		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"	2143	0.18"	-0.06	334	392	1.2*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.28"	414	0.51"	-0.02	64	66	1.0	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"	2143	0.18"	-0.08	321	381	1.2*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.28"	414	0.51"	-0.02	60	61	1.0	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"	2143	0.18"	360	384	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.28"	414	0.51"	62	71	1.1	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6377 by year	0.09"		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"	276	2.04"	-0.04	52	54	1.0	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	42	5.36"	0.00	7	7	1.0	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"	276	2.04"	-0.81	14	99	7.1*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	42	5.36"	-0.75	2	12	6.0*	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"	276	2.04"	20	64	3.2*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	42	5.36"	2	9	4.5*	map	table

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