EL CAPITAN DAM, CA - COOP Southwest station 042709

042709 - EL CAPITAN DAM, California

Latitude
32° 53´N

Longitude
116° 49´W

Elevation
183 meters

10 nearest COOP Southwest stations

2 mi	SSE :	ALPINE, CA
2 mi	WSW :	LAKESIDE 2 E, CA
3 mi	ESE :	ALPINE, CA
3 mi	WSW :	LAKESIDE 2 E, CA
5 mi	SW :	EL CAJON YALE RANCH, CA
6 mi	WSW :	SAN DIEGO GILLESPIE FIELD, CA
6 mi	WSW :	EL CAJON, CA
7 mi	E :	DESCANSO RANGER STN, CA
9 mi	ENE :	CUYAMACA, CA
10 mi	SSE :	BARRETT DAM, CA

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	17213	94.3%	7208	95.3%
TMIN	17223	94.3%	7213	95.4%
PRCP	17382	95.2%	7238	95.7%
SNOW	17405	95.3%	7255	95.9%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7208 by year	71.2°F	9.1°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>=85°F	596	0.07	87	74	1.2	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=58°F	567	0.02	112	105	1.1	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>=85°F	596	0.61	168	28	6.0*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=58°F	567	-0.88	21	211	10.0*	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>=85°F	596	61	135	2.2*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=58°F	567	86	123	1.4*	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7213 by year	43.5°F	5.5°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<=35°F	512	0.14	107	81	1.3	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=52°F	518	-0.03	71	77	1.1	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<=35°F	512	-0.67	47	169	3.6*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=52°F	518	0.25	111	59	1.9*	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<=35°F	512	65	114	1.8*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=52°F	518	91	75	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	7238 by year	0.09"		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"	1543	0.40"	0.00	277	286	1.0	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.66"	305	1.20"	-0.02	53	60	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"	1543	0.40"	-0.36	172	388	2.3*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.66"	305	1.20"	-0.42	38	83	2.2*	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"	1543	0.40"	334	212	1.6*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.66"	305	1.20"	67	35	1.9*	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7255 by year	0.00"		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"	1	1.00"	1.37	1	0	Inf	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>1.0"	0	NaN"	NaN	NaN	NaN	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"	1	1.00"	-0.30	0	0	NaN	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>1.0"	0	NaN"	NaN	NaN	NaN	NaN	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"	1	1.00"	0	0	NaN	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>1.0"	0	NaN"	NaN	NaN	NaN	map	table

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