PALO ALTO, CA - COOP Southwest station 046646

046646 - PALO ALTO, California

Latitude
37° 27´N

Longitude
122° 8´W

Elevation
8 meters

10 nearest COOP Southwest stations

1 mi	WSW :	PALO ALTO, CA
3 mi	ESE :	MOFFET FIELD NAS, CA
3 mi	WNW :	REDWOOD CITY, CA
4 mi	WSW :	SEARSVILLE LAKE, CA
4 mi	W :	WOODSIDE FIRE STN 1, CA
4 mi	NE :	NEWARK, CA
6 mi	S :	BLACK MOUNTAIN LOS ALTOS, CA
6 mi	SSW :	BLACK MOUNTAIN 2 WSW, CA
6 mi	NE :	FREMONT, CA
6 mi	SSW :	SKYLINE RIDGE PRESERVE, CA

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	15680	85.9%	6486	85.8%
TMIN	15758	86.3%	6540	86.5%
PRCP	15968	87.4%	6591	87.1%
SNOW	16010	87.7%	6629	87.7%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6486 by year	61.0°F	6.6°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>=71°F	520	-0.00	63	64	1.0	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=52°F	557	-0.04	103	112	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>=71°F	520	0.43	125	38	3.3*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=52°F	557	-0.58	60	189	3.2*	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>=71°F	520	47	82	1.7*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=52°F	557	103	77	1.3	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6540 by year	40.6°F	6.7°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<=31°F	542	-0.02	96	97	1.0	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=51°F	538	-0.18	57	106	1.9*	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<=31°F	542	-0.39	71	151	2.1*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=51°F	538	0.42	143	39	3.7*	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<=31°F	542	82	74	1.1	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=51°F	538	97	77	1.3	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6591 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"	1881	0.29"	-0.01	313	332	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.48"	370	0.88"	-0.06	65	75	1.2	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"	1881	0.29"	-0.07	313	371	1.2*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.48"	370	0.88"	-0.24	58	97	1.7*	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"	1881	0.29"	416	231	1.8*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.48"	370	0.88"	95	41	2.3*	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6629 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	1.50"	1.33	1	0	Inf	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>1.5"	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	1.50"	-0.84	0	0	NaN	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>1.5"	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	1.50"	0	0	NaN	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>1.5"	0	NaN"	NaN	NaN	NaN	map	table

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