PALMDALE, CA - COOP Southwest station 046624

046624 - PALMDALE, California

Latitude
34° 35´N

Longitude
118° 6´W

Elevation
791 meters

10 nearest COOP Southwest stations

2 mi	NNE :	PALMDALE, CA
4 mi	N :	LANCASTER, CA
4 mi	SSW :	VINCENT FS FC 120, CA
7 mi	WSW :	ACTON ESCONDIDO FC261, CA
7 mi	NNW :	LANCASTER GEN WM FOX FIELD, CA
8 mi	S :	TUJUNGA MILL FC 470, CA
8 mi	S :	TUJUNGA SUMMIT FC 1029, CA
9 mi	W :	BOUQUET CANYON, CA
10 mi	SW :	MAGIC MOUNTAIN, CA
12 mi	S :	COLBYS FC53D, CA

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	18087	99.0%	7494	99.1%
TMIN	18061	98.9%	7466	98.7%
PRCP	18248	99.9%	7550	99.8%
SNOW	18191	99.6%	7493	99.1%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7494 by year	62.9°F	9.3°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>=77°F	573	0.15	105	67	1.6*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=49°F	542	0.20	115	79	1.5*	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>=77°F	573	0.35	116	30	3.9*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=49°F	542	-0.86	26	210	8.1*	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>=77°F	573	43	134	3.1*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=49°F	542	81	110	1.4	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7466 by year	35.4°F	7.6°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<=25°F	650	0.18	147	89	1.7*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=47°F	527	-0.09	65	95	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<=25°F	650	-0.58	47	199	4.2*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=47°F	527	0.13	92	58	1.6*	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<=25°F	650	83	115	1.4*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=47°F	527	74	81	1.1	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7550 by year	0.04"		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"	914	0.33"	0.07	190	168	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.54"	181	0.99"	0.13	39	35	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"	914	0.33"	-0.23	136	215	1.6*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.54"	181	0.99"	-0.29	29	46	1.6	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"	914	0.33"	199	95	2.1*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.54"	181	0.99"	42	17	2.5*	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7493 by year	0.01"		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"	20	3.35"	0.35	6	1	6.0	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>4.0"	4	8.68"	0.76	2	0	Inf	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"	20	3.35"	-0.83	0	7	Inf	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>4.0"	4	8.68"	-0.33	0	0	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"	20	3.35"	3	7	2.3	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>4.0"	4	8.68"	0	1	Inf	map	table

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