POINT ARGUELLO LIGHT STN, CA - COOP Southwest station 047016

047016 - POINT ARGUELLO LIGHT STN, California

Latitude
34° 35´N

Longitude
120° 39´W

Elevation
27 meters

COOP Southwest

California

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10 nearest COOP Southwest stations

4 mi	NNE :	POINT ARGUELLO AFWB, CA
4 mi	NNE :	POINT ARGUELLO AFWB, CA
7 mi	ENE :	LOMPOC, CA
8 mi	ENE :	SURF 2 ENE, CA
9 mi	E :	SALSIPUEDES GAGING STN, CA
9 mi	ESE :	SALSIPUEDES JALAMA DIV, CA
11 mi	NE :	HARRIS GAGING STN, CA
14 mi	NE :	SAN ANTONIO SANTA MARI, CA
14 mi	ENE :	LOS ALAMOS, CA
15 mi	NNE :	SANTA MARIA PUBLIC ARPT, CA

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	3524	19.3%	1475	19.5%
TMIN	3494	19.1%	1476	19.5%
PRCP	10721	58.7%	4398	58.2%
SNOW	9834	53.8%	4086	54.0%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	1475 by year	61.8°F	7.1°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>=74°F	100	-0.40	4	22	5.5*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=53°F	116	-0.03	22	23	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>=74°F	100	0.78	31	3	10.3*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=53°F	116	-1.23	0	59	Inf*	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>=74°F	100	0	49	Inf*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=53°F	116	0	63	Inf*	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	1476 by year	48.3°F	4.8°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<=41°F	131	0.31	35	15	2.3*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=55°F	132	-0.43	3	29	9.7*	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<=41°F	131	-1.27	1	70	70.0*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=55°F	132	0.56	38	8	4.8*	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<=41°F	131	0	47	Inf*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=55°F	132	0	64	Inf*	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	4398 by year	0.07"		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"	772	0.38"	-0.26	104	168	1.6*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.60"	153	1.18"	-0.28	23	42	1.8	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"	772	0.38"	-0.50	75	234	3.1*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.60"	153	1.18"	-0.34	20	42	2.1*	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"	772	0.38"	148	170	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.60"	153	1.18"	38	28	1.4	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean
NDJFM	4086 by year	0.00"

No days with measureable SNOW during NDJFM over 1948-1997