SAN LUIS OBISPO POLYTECH, CA - COOP Southwest station 047851

047851 - SAN LUIS OBISPO POLYTECH, California

Latitude
35° 18´N

Longitude
120° 40´W

Elevation
96 meters

COOP Southwest

California

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10 nearest COOP Southwest stations

1 mi	NNW :	CAMP SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA
3 mi	NNE :	SANTA MARGARITA 2 SW, CA
3 mi	NNE :	SANTA MARGARITA BOOST, CA
6 mi	ENE :	SALINAS DAM, CA
6 mi	SSW :	AVILA BEACH, CA
7 mi	WNW :	MORRO BAY FIRE DEPT, CA
7 mi	S :	PISMO BEACH, CA
8 mi	NW :	MORRO BAY 3 N, CA
8 mi	SSE :	ARROYO GRANDE, CA
11 mi	SSE :	NIPOMO 2 NW, CA

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	17382	95.2%	7264	96.0%
TMIN	17377	95.1%	7248	95.8%
PRCP	17349	95.0%	7236	95.7%
SNOW	17354	95.0%	7238	95.7%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7264 by year	65.5°F	8.0°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>=79°F	531	0.17	75	49	1.5*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=55°F	639	0.10	130	100	1.3	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>=79°F	531	0.64	168	31	5.4*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=55°F	639	-1.00	16	281	17.6*	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>=79°F	531	65	86	1.3	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=55°F	639	104	142	1.4*	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7248 by year	43.3°F	5.9°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	659	0.12	145	110	1.3	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=52°F	605	-0.18	62	120	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<=35°F	659	-0.82	38	246	6.5*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=52°F	605	0.36	133	45	3.0*	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	659	113	127	1.1	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=52°F	605	90	106	1.2	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7236 by year	0.13"		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"	1715	0.55"	-0.02	292	319	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.93"	341	1.71"	-0.02	60	69	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"	1715	0.55"	-0.20	246	385	1.6*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.93"	341	1.71"	-0.26	53	89	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"	1715	0.55"	348	257	1.4*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.93"	341	1.71"	82	44	1.9*	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean
NDJFM	7238 by year	0.00"

No days with measureable SNOW during NDJFM over 1948-1997