PISMO BEACH, CA - COOP Southwest station 046943

046943 - PISMO BEACH, California

Latitude
35° 8´N

Longitude
120° 38´W

Elevation
24 meters

COOP Southwest

California

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10 nearest COOP Southwest stations

2 mi	ESE :	ARROYO GRANDE, CA
4 mi	WNW :	AVILA BEACH, CA
5 mi	ESE :	NIPOMO 2 NW, CA
7 mi	N :	SAN LUIS OBISPO POLYTECH, CA
8 mi	NNW :	CAMP SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA
9 mi	ESE :	HUASNA, CA
9 mi	NNE :	SALINAS DAM, CA
10 mi	N :	SANTA MARGARITA 2 SW, CA
10 mi	N :	SANTA MARGARITA BOOST, CA
10 mi	ESE :	SUEY RANCH, CA

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	17080	93.5%	7132	94.3%
TMIN	17038	93.3%	7107	94.0%
PRCP	17066	93.4%	7094	93.8%
SNOW	17234	94.4%	7208	95.3%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7132 by year	65.6°F	6.8°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	528	0.17	89	58	1.5*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=57°F	614	-0.03	118	119	1.0	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	528	0.51	134	31	4.3*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=57°F	614	-0.95	23	254	11.0*	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>=77°F	528	58	97	1.7*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=57°F	614	71	166	2.3*	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7107 by year	43.8°F	5.8°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<=35°F	537	0.06	122	102	1.2	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=52°F	652	-0.10	88	115	1.3	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	537	-0.70	51	187	3.7*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=52°F	652	0.29	133	56	2.4*	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	537	91	102	1.1	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=52°F	652	98	95	1.0	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7094 by year	0.10"		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"	1534	0.44"	-0.05	256	298	1.2	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.73"	303	1.26"	-0.08	52	67	1.3	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"	1534	0.44"	-0.21	229	353	1.5*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.73"	303	1.26"	-0.10	57	66	1.2	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"	1534	0.44"	343	229	1.5*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.73"	303	1.26"	80	42	1.9*	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean
NDJFM	7208 by year	0.00"

No days with measureable SNOW during NDJFM over 1948-1997