SIERRA CITY, CA - COOP Southwest station 048207

048207 - SIERRA CITY, California

Latitude
39° 34´N

Longitude
120° 37´W

Elevation
1292 meters

10 nearest COOP Southwest stations

5 mi	SSW :	BOWMAN DAM, CA
7 mi	W :	DOWNIEVILLE, CA
8 mi	E :	SIERRAVILLE R S, CA
10 mi	S :	LAKE SPAULDING DAM, CA
10 mi	S :	LAKE SPAULDING, CA
11 mi	NNE :	PORTOLA 2, CA
11 mi	NNE :	PORTOLA, CA
12 mi	SSE :	BIG BEN RANGER STN, CA
12 mi	SSW :	BLUE CANYON, CA
12 mi	SSE :	CISCO RANGER STN, CA

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	14828	81.2%	6023	79.6%
TMIN	14853	81.3%	6032	79.8%
PRCP	14965	81.9%	6081	80.4%
SNOW	13885	76.0%	5188	68.6%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6023 by year	50.9°F	10.5°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>=67°F	459	0.15	76	49	1.6*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=36°F	475	0.28	113	64	1.8*	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>=67°F	459	0.53	131	35	3.7*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=36°F	475	-1.11	9	218	24.2*	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>=67°F	459	52	40	1.3	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=36°F	475	72	103	1.4*	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6032 by year	30.1°F	6.5°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<=20°F	448	0.26	107	63	1.7*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=40°F	409	0.10	61	39	1.6*	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<=20°F	448	-1.18	9	213	23.7*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=40°F	409	0.57	112	11	10.2*	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<=20°F	448	77	100	1.3	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=40°F	409	39	79	2.0*	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6081 by year	0.34"		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"	2146	0.96"	0.02	381	349	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>1.54"	426	2.76"	-0.01	76	80	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"	2146	0.96"	-0.19	285	436	1.5*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>1.54"	426	2.76"	-0.28	59	98	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"	2146	0.96"	441	361	1.2*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>1.54"	426	2.76"	84	81	1.0	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	5188 by year	0.59"		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"	637	4.82"	0.16	134	96	1.4*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>7.0"	126	13.05"	0.27	29	18	1.6	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"	637	4.82"	-0.52	64	198	3.1*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>7.0"	126	13.05"	-1.21	3	67	22.3*	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"	637	4.82"	110	108	1.0	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>7.0"	126	13.05"	13	22	1.7	map	table

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