BLUE CANYON, CA - COOP Southwest station 040897

040897 - BLUE CANYON, California

Latitude
39° 18´N

Longitude
120° 43´W

Elevation
1609 meters

10 nearest COOP Southwest stations

3 mi	ENE :	LAKE SPAULDING, CA
3 mi	ENE :	LAKE SPAULDING DAM, CA
4 mi	W :	DEER CREEK FOREBAY, CA
4 mi	W :	DEER CREEK PH, CA
6 mi	E :	BIG BEN RANGER STN, CA
6 mi	E :	CISCO RANGER STN, CA
7 mi	NNE :	BOWMAN DAM, CA
8 mi	SW :	GOLD RUN 2 SW, CA
8 mi	SSW :	IOWA HILL, CA
10 mi	S :	MICHIGAN BLUFF, CA

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	15289	83.7%	6304	83.4%
TMIN	15288	83.7%	6303	83.3%
PRCP	15293	83.7%	6307	83.4%
SNOW	15294	83.7%	6307	83.4%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6304 by year	46.3°F	10.6°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	450	-0.03	51	52	1.0	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=31°F	463	-0.03	83	86	1.0	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>=63°F	450	0.83	156	18	8.7*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=31°F	463	-1.19	10	219	21.9*	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	450	22	84	3.8*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=31°F	463	74	108	1.5*	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6303 by year	32.7°F	8.5°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<=20°F	446	0.00	86	79	1.1	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=46°F	448	0.03	59	46	1.3	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<=20°F	446	-1.27	2	214	107.0*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=46°F	448	0.89	165	16	10.3*	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<=20°F	446	59	114	1.9*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=46°F	448	32	83	2.6*	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6307 by year	0.35"		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"	2456	0.91"	-0.16	350	497	1.4*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>1.56"	488	2.55"	-0.15	69	107	1.6*	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"	2456	0.91"	-0.17	350	524	1.5*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>1.56"	488	2.55"	-0.32	66	128	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"	2456	0.91"	433	440	1.0	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>1.56"	488	2.55"	75	102	1.4	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6307 by year	1.40"		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"	1751	5.05"	-0.13	280	351	1.3*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>8.7"	347	13.57"	0.02	70	66	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"	1751	5.05"	-0.32	218	446	2.0*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>8.7"	347	13.57"	-0.70	33	136	4.1*	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"	1751	5.05"	337	317	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>8.7"	347	13.57"	50	61	1.2	map	table

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