CANYON DAM, CA - COOP Southwest station 041497

041497 - CANYON DAM, California

Latitude
40° 10´N

Longitude
121° 5´W

Elevation
1390 meters

10 nearest COOP Southwest stations

4 mi	SSW :	CARIBOU PH, CA
6 mi	N :	WESTWOOD 3 WSW, CA
6 mi	NNE :	WESTWOOD, CA
7 mi	NW :	CHESTER, CA
15 mi	W :	CAMP LASSEN, CA
16 mi	WSW :	INSKIP INN, CA
18 mi	WNW :	MINERAL, CA
22 mi	NW :	MANZANITA LAKE, CA
23 mi	WNW :	FORWARD MILL, CA
24 mi	NNW :	BLACKS MOUNTAIN RANCH, CA

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	17559	96.1%	7242	95.8%
TMIN	17562	96.2%	7243	95.8%
PRCP	17898	98.0%	7358	97.3%
SNOW	17789	97.4%	7251	95.9%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7242 by year	43.9°F	8.4°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>=58°F	484	0.16	81	51	1.6*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=32°F	510	0.28	123	75	1.6*	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>=58°F	484	0.53	137	24	5.7*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=32°F	510	-1.16	15	248	16.5*	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>=58°F	484	53	65	1.2	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=32°F	510	78	125	1.6*	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7243 by year	24.5°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<=12°F	564	0.07	118	105	1.1	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=34°F	574	-0.09	59	93	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<=12°F	564	-0.98	23	236	10.3*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=34°F	574	0.32	111	35	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<=12°F	564	92	116	1.3	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=34°F	574	64	108	1.7*	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7358 by year	0.20"		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"	2587	0.58"	-0.01	430	438	1.0	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.96"	512	1.70"	-0.02	90	95	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"	2587	0.58"	-0.15	359	519	1.4*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.96"	512	1.70"	-0.29	68	119	1.8*	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"	2587	0.58"	477	457	1.0	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.96"	512	1.70"	95	87	1.1	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7251 by year	0.78"		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"	1268	4.44"	0.04	247	216	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>7.0"	231	12.74"	0.16	55	35	1.6	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"	1268	4.44"	-0.50	110	368	3.3*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>7.0"	231	12.74"	-0.99	7	104	14.9*	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"	1268	4.44"	269	230	1.2	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>7.0"	231	12.74"	38	47	1.2	map	table

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