NACIMIENTO DAM, CA - COOP Southwest station 046056

046056 - NACIMIENTO DAM, California

Latitude
35° 46´N

Longitude
120° 53´W

Elevation
235 meters

10 nearest COOP Southwest stations

5 mi	NE :	BRADLEY, CA
6 mi	SE :	PASO ROBLES 5 NW, CA
8 mi	NE :	VALLETON, CA
9 mi	SE :	PASO ROBLES, CA
9 mi	ESE :	PASO ROBLES MUNICIPAL ARPT, CA
10 mi	SE :	PASO ROBLES CAA AP, CA
15 mi	S :	MORRO BAY 3 N, CA
16 mi	ENE :	PARKFIELD, CA
17 mi	S :	MORRO BAY FIRE DEPT, CA
19 mi	SSE :	SANTA MARGARITA 2 SW, CA

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	7654	41.9%	3131	41.4%
TMIN	7679	42.0%	3144	41.6%
PRCP	7692	42.1%	3167	41.9%
SNOW	7719	42.3%	3164	41.8%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	3131 by year	64.5°F	8.1°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>=78°F	220	-0.03	29	23	1.3	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=53°F	220	-0.34	23	54	2.3*	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>=78°F	220	0.52	59	14	4.2*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=53°F	220	-1.08	7	104	14.9*	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>=78°F	220	12	31	2.6*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=53°F	220	72	31	2.3*	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	3144 by year	37.2°F	6.4°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<=28°F	237	-0.29	32	53	1.7	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=47°F	266	-0.38	22	66	3.0*	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<=28°F	237	-0.77	11	79	7.2*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=47°F	266	0.44	71	18	3.9*	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<=28°F	237	47	30	1.6	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=47°F	266	53	25	2.1*	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	3167 by year	0.08"		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"	699	0.38"	-0.35	77	177	2.3*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.72"	134	1.20"	-0.32	22	44	2.0*	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"	699	0.38"	-0.24	96	168	1.8*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.72"	134	1.20"	-0.34	24	42	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"	699	0.38"	183	88	2.1*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.72"	134	1.20"	46	16	2.9*	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	3164 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"	2	3.35"	0.29	0	0	NaN	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>6.0"	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"	2	3.35"	-0.14	0	0	NaN	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>6.0"	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"	2	3.35"	0	0	NaN	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>6.0"	0	NaN"	NaN	NaN	NaN	map	table

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