RICHLAND, WA - COOP Northwest station 457015

457015 - RICHLAND, Washington

Latitude
46° 19´N

Longitude
119° 16´W

Elevation
114 meters

10 nearest COOP Northwest stations

5 mi	NE :	ELTOPIA 8 WSW, WA
6 mi	SE :	PASCO, WA
6 mi	SE :	KENNEWICK, WA
7 mi	WSW :	BENTON CITY 2 NW, WA
7 mi	NNE :	ELTOPIA 6 W, WA
8 mi	S :	KENNEWICK 10 SW, WA
12 mi	NNE :	MESA 4 W, WA
15 mi	WSW :	PROSSER, WA
15 mi	WSW :	PROSSER, WA
21 mi	NNE :	OTHELLO 6 ESE, WA

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	17770	97.3%	7404	97.9%
TMIN	17759	97.2%	7402	97.9%
PRCP	17729	97.1%	7374	97.5%
SNOW	17172	94.0%	6959	92.0%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7404 by year	47.9°F	12.0°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>=63°F	633	0.15	115	78	1.5*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=28°F	495	-0.04	105	116	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>=63°F	633	0.41	158	45	3.5*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=28°F	495	-0.79	31	203	6.5*	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>=63°F	633	100	81	1.2	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=28°F	495	54	86	1.6*	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7402 by year	30.6°F	9.8°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<=15°F	524	0.01	115	121	1.1	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=43°F	610	0.10	98	81	1.2	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<=15°F	524	-1.02	15	234	15.6*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=43°F	610	0.20	111	56	2.0*	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<=15°F	524	51	98	1.9*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=43°F	610	107	92	1.2	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7374 by year	0.03"		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"	2095	0.10"	-0.02	340	340	1.0	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.16"	411	0.30"	-0.06	53	61	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"	2095	0.10"	0.06	362	310	1.2*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.16"	411	0.30"	0.15	77	47	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"	2095	0.10"	347	348	1.0	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.16"	411	0.30"	66	70	1.1	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6959 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"	356	1.18"	-0.12	74	92	1.2	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.0"	58	3.54"	-0.18	11	14	1.3	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"	356	1.18"	-0.74	18	128	7.1*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.0"	58	3.54"	-0.81	2	20	10.0*	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"	356	1.18"	44	59	1.3	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.0"	58	3.54"	6	7	1.2	map	table

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