140201 - ALTON 6 ESE, Kansas

Latitude
39° 26´N
Longitude
98° 51´W
Elevation
494 meters

COOP South Central

Kansas
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10 nearest COOP South Central stations
8 miE :OSBORNE, KS
12 miNNE :HARLAN, KS
13 miS :COVERT, KS
20 miSSW :NATOMA, KS
21 miW :STOCKTON 1 E, KS
21 miNW :KIRWIN DAM, KS
23 miENE :CAWKER CITY, KS
24 miSSE :LURAY, KS
24 miSW :CODELL 1 NW, KS
24 miN :SMITH CENTER, KS

Weather variables    Help
Click a weather variable name to jump down to those statistics.
Total
observations
%
NDJFM
observations
%
TMAX
17438
95.5%
7254
95.9%
TMIN
17394
95.2%
7245
95.8%
PRCP
17628
96.5%
7298
96.5%
SNOW
17441
95.5%
7141
94.4%




TMAX     Help     top of page

TMAX
observations
mean
std dev
   
Distribution
during extreme days of
NDJFM
7254  by year
48.1°F
15.5°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>=71°F
528
0.33
112
53
2.1*
map
table
Extreme low events
Days with TMAX<=24°F
526
-0.26
101
154
1.5*
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>=71°F
528
-0.13
59
80
1.4
map
table
Extreme low events
Days with TMAX<=24°F
526
-0.33
67
138
2.1*
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>=71°F
528
64
107
1.7*
map
table
Extreme low events
Days with TMAX<=24°F
526
63
70
1.1
map
table

TMAX under 2 index extremes     Help
Station table Maps - choose one extreme:
High NAMLow NAM High PNALow PNA High CTILow CTI




TMIN     Help     top of page

TMIN
observations
mean
std dev
   
Distribution
during extreme days of
NDJFM
7245  by year
20.6°F
12.0°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
510
-0.34
77
149
1.9*
map
table
Extreme high events
Days with TMIN>=37°F
531
0.20
105
52
2.0*
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
510
-0.26
78
131
1.7*
map
table
Extreme high events
Days with TMIN>=37°F
531
-0.25
34
70
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
510
54
80
1.5*
map
table
Extreme high events
Days with TMIN>=37°F
531
113
87
1.3
map
table

TMIN under 2 index extremes     Help
Station table Maps - choose one extreme:
High NAMLow NAM High PNALow PNA High CTILow CTI




PRCP (total liquid water equivalent)     Help     top of page

PRCP
observations
mean
   
Distribution
during extreme days of
NDJFM
7298  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"
889
0.28"
0.03
179
160
1.1
map
table
Extreme events
Days with PRCP>0.42"
177
0.86"
-0.08
29
32
1.1
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"
889
0.28"
-0.14
94
142
1.5*
map
table
Extreme events
Days with PRCP>0.42"
177
0.86"
-0.19
17
33
1.9*
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"
889
0.28"
202
113
1.8*
map
table
Extreme events
Days with PRCP>0.42"
177
0.86"
49
24
2.0*
map
table

PRCP under 2 index extremes     Help
Station table Maps - choose one extreme:
High NAMLow NAM High PNALow PNA High CTILow CTI




SNOW     Help     top of page

SNOW
observations
mean
   
Distribution
during extreme days of
NDJFM
7141  by year
0.13"
   
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"
408
2.20"
-0.04
84
91
1.1
map
table
Extreme events
Days with SNOW>3.0"
67
5.58"
-0.06
14
15
1.1
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"
408
2.20"
-0.18
42
71
1.7*
map
table
Extreme events
Days with SNOW>3.0"
67
5.58"
-0.09
8
10
1.2
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"
408
2.20"
75
65
1.2
map
table
Extreme events
Days with SNOW>3.0"
67
5.58"
12
11
1.1
map
table

SNOW under 2 index extremes     Help
Station table Maps - choose one extreme:
High NAMLow NAM High PNALow PNA High CTILow CTI