ALTURAS, CA - COOP Southwest station 040161

040161 - ALTURAS, California

Latitude
41° 30´N

Longitude
120° 33´W

Elevation
1341 meters

10 nearest COOP Southwest stations

11 mi	NNE :	DAVIS CREEK, CA
11 mi	WSW :	CANBY 3 SW, CA
12 mi	ENE :	LAKE CITY, CA
12 mi	E :	CEDARVILLE, CA
12 mi	SE :	JESS VALLEY, CA
15 mi	NNW :	WILLOW CREEK RANCH, CA
15 mi	N :	GOOSE LAKE WEST, CA
18 mi	SW :	ADIN RS, CA
19 mi	NE :	FORT BIDWELL, CA
20 mi	NW :	STEELE SWAMP, CA

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	17943	98.2%	7410	98.0%
TMIN	17935	98.2%	7408	98.0%
PRCP	18177	99.5%	7533	99.6%
SNOW	17681	96.8%	7131	94.3%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7410 by year	47.1°F	10.5°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>=64°F	527	0.09	77	58	1.3	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=33°F	597	0.29	151	88	1.7*	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>=64°F	527	0.75	183	17	10.8*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=33°F	597	-1.07	20	265	13.2*	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>=64°F	527	54	89	1.6*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=33°F	597	65	143	2.2*	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7408 by year	20.1°F	10.9°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<=3°F	544	0.19	122	93	1.3	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=34°F	596	-0.13	69	104	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<=3°F	544	-0.84	36	218	6.1*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=34°F	596	0.38	135	42	3.2*	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<=3°F	544	50	107	2.1*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=34°F	596	86	108	1.3	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7533 by year	0.05"		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"	2204	0.16"	-0.00	366	381	1.0	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.25"	424	0.46"	0.00	64	70	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"	2204	0.16"	-0.17	302	441	1.5*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.25"	424	0.46"	-0.39	50	105	2.1*	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"	2204	0.16"	389	351	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.25"	424	0.46"	62	67	1.1	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7131 by year	0.20"		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"	692	2.04"	0.14	137	111	1.2	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	115	5.56"	0.16	27	20	1.4	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"	692	2.04"	-0.69	44	221	5.0*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	115	5.56"	-1.02	2	55	27.5*	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"	692	2.04"	118	96	1.2	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	115	5.56"	12	21	1.8	map	table

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