GLACIER R S, WA - COOP Northwest station 453160

453160 - GLACIER R S, Washington

Latitude
48° 53´N

Longitude
121° 57´W

Elevation
285 meters

10 nearest COOP Northwest stations

8 mi	E :	MOUNT BAKER LODGE, WA
11 mi	SE :	UPPER BAKER RIVER, WA
12 mi	SE :	UPPER BAKER DAM, WA
15 mi	SSE :	CONCRETE PPL FISH STN, WA
20 mi	SE :	MARBLEMOUNT RANGER STN, WA
21 mi	ESE :	NEWHALEM, WA
21 mi	ESE :	SKAGIT POWER PLANT, WA
22 mi	SSE :	SAUK, WA
23 mi	ESE :	DIABLO DAM, WA
25 mi	ESE :	ROSS DAM, WA

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	10139	55.5%	4082	54.0%
TMIN	10149	55.6%	4110	54.3%
PRCP	10679	58.5%	4273	56.5%
SNOW	10017	54.8%	3524	46.6%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	4082 by year	43.1°F	8.4°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>=56°F	291	-0.20	30	42	1.4	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=32°F	335	-0.47	29	97	3.3*	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>=56°F	291	0.84	103	12	8.6*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=32°F	335	-1.02	10	146	14.6*	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>=56°F	291	52	28	1.9*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=32°F	335	47	101	2.1*	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	4110 by year	29.6°F	7.6°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<=18°F	313	-0.34	43	85	2.0*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=39°F	303	-0.10	26	40	1.5	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<=18°F	313	-1.27	5	158	31.6*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=39°F	303	0.86	107	3	35.7*	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<=18°F	313	40	106	2.6*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=39°F	303	51	50	1.0	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	4273 by year	0.27"		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"	1991	0.58"	-0.08	270	325	1.2*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.94"	394	1.59"	0.05	71	50	1.4	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"	1991	0.58"	-0.09	291	338	1.2	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.94"	394	1.59"	0.06	62	53	1.2	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"	1991	0.58"	269	469	1.7*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.94"	394	1.59"	39	107	2.7*	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	3524 by year	0.27"		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"	301	3.19"	-0.35	27	65	2.4*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>5.0"	55	8.27"	-0.57	4	15	3.8*	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"	301	3.19"	-1.42	3	168	56.0*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>5.0"	55	8.27"	-1.89	0	41	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"	301	3.19"	32	133	4.2*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>5.0"	55	8.27"	7	24	3.4	map	table

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