STERLING, KS - COOP South Central station 147796

147796 - STERLING, Kansas

Latitude
38° 13´N

Longitude
98° 12´W

Elevation
499 meters

COOP South Central

10 nearest COOP South Central stations

6 mi	N :	LYONS 3 S, KS
6 mi	WNW :	ALDEN, KS
8 mi	SE :	NICKERSON, KS
10 mi	NW :	CHASE 3 SE, KS
18 mi	SSW :	PLEVNA, KS
19 mi	ESE :	HUTCHINSON 4 NE, KS
19 mi	SE :	HUTCHINSON RIVER, KS
21 mi	ESE :	HUTCHINSON MUNICIPAL AP, KS
22 mi	SSE :	HUTCHINSON 10 SW, KS
22 mi	N :	GENESEO, KS

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	16470	90.2%	6846	90.5%
TMIN	16426	89.9%	6847	90.5%
PRCP	16468	90.2%	6843	90.5%
SNOW	16165	88.5%	6546	86.6%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6846 by year	48.5°F	15.0°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>=71°F	458	0.29	89	48	1.9*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=26°F	502	-0.35	78	154	2.0*	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>=71°F	458	-0.11	59	74	1.3	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=26°F	502	-0.16	77	117	1.5*	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>=71°F	458	50	82	1.6*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=26°F	502	67	54	1.2	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6847 by year	25.2°F	11.4°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<=6°F	470	-0.43	71	142	2.0*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=41°F	477	0.33	94	40	2.4*	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<=6°F	470	-0.22	69	113	1.6*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=41°F	477	-0.22	35	73	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<=6°F	470	45	58	1.3	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=41°F	477	97	62	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	6843 by year	0.04"		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"	1025	0.26"	-0.08	182	213	1.2	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.41"	203	0.82"	-0.09	33	38	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"	1025	0.26"	-0.06	105	149	1.4*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.41"	203	0.82"	-0.17	19	32	1.7	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"	1025	0.26"	228	102	2.2*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.41"	203	0.82"	54	16	3.4*	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6546 by year	0.10"		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"	331	1.91"	-0.40	45	107	2.4*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	56	5.56"	-0.39	8	15	1.9	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"	331	1.91"	-0.06	42	49	1.2	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	56	5.56"	-0.23	6	8	1.3	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"	331	1.91"	68	38	1.8*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	56	5.56"	11	8	1.4	map	table

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