BENSON, AZ - COOP Southwest station 020680_99999

020680_99999 - BENSON, Arizona

Latitude
31° 58´N

Longitude
110° 18´W

Elevation
1119 meters

10 nearest COOP Southwest stations

1 mi	E :	BENSON, AZ
3 mi	SSE :	APACHE POWDER COMPANY, AZ
4 mi	SE :	BENSON 6 SE, AZ
11 mi	SSE :	FAIRBANK 1 S, AZ
13 mi	SW :	ELGIN 5 N, AZ
14 mi	SE :	TOMBSTONE, AZ
17 mi	W :	BEACH RANCH, AZ
17 mi	W :	MOUNT FAGAN RANCH, AZ
17 mi	S :	FORT HUACHUCA, AZ
17 mi	S :	SIERRA VISTA, AZ

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	5580	30.6%	2323	30.7%
TMIN	5668	31.0%	2380	31.5%
PRCP	5866	32.1%	2508	33.2%
SNOW	5828	31.9%	2472	32.7%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	2323 by year	66.5°F	9.0°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>=80°F	168	-0.09	14	13	1.1	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=53°F	185	-0.40	17	43	2.5*	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>=80°F	168	0.02	25	18	1.4	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=53°F	185	-0.50	17	48	2.8*	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>=80°F	168	18	41	2.3*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=53°F	185	47	14	3.4*	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	2380 by year	32.5°F	7.8°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<=21°F	178	-0.33	22	37	1.7	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=45°F	174	-0.27	21	34	1.6	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<=21°F	178	-0.34	26	46	1.8	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=45°F	174	-0.07	22	22	1.0	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<=21°F	178	40	33	1.2	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=45°F	174	25	21	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	2508 by year	0.02"		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"	288	0.17"	-0.51	18	74	4.1*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.30"	56	0.47"	-0.81	2	19	9.5*	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"	288	0.17"	-0.35	29	61	2.1*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.30"	56	0.47"	-0.32	4	12	3.0	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"	288	0.17"	97	18	5.4*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.30"	56	0.47"	23	2	11.5*	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	2472 by year	0.01"		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"	13	1.35"	-0.05	1	2	2.0	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.0"	2	3.50"	-0.11	0	0	NaN	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"	13	1.35"	-1.07	0	7	Inf	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.0"	2	3.50"	-1.25	0	1	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"	13	1.35"	4	1	4.0	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.0"	2	3.50"	1	0	Inf	map	table

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