SONORA RS, CA - COOP Southwest station 048353

048353 - SONORA RS, California

Latitude
37° 59´N

Longitude
120° 23´W

Elevation
533 meters

10 nearest COOP Southwest stations

5 mi	WSW :	NEW MELONES DAM, CA
8 mi	SE :	GROVELAND 2, CA
8 mi	SE :	GROVELAND, CA
11 mi	ESE :	TUOLUMNE GROVELAND RS, CA
12 mi	SE :	GROVELAND R S, CA
12 mi	SW :	KNIGHTS FERRY 2 SE, CA
13 mi	SE :	DUDLEYS, CA
17 mi	WSW :	OAKDALE WOODWARD DAM, CA
17 mi	SSE :	EXCHEQUER DAM, CA
19 mi	S :	MERCED FALLS, CA

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	16087	88.1%	6395	84.6%
TMIN	16040	87.8%	6371	84.2%
PRCP	17293	94.7%	7107	94.0%
SNOW	16975	92.9%	6776	89.6%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6395 by year	59.2°F	8.9°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>=73°F	498	0.09	82	55	1.5*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=46°F	471	0.07	95	73	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>=73°F	498	0.63	151	25	6.0*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=46°F	471	-1.03	22	213	9.7*	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>=73°F	498	44	67	1.5*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=46°F	471	76	100	1.3	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6371 by year	34.4°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<=25°F	473	0.08	88	69	1.3	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=44°F	588	-0.15	73	119	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<=25°F	473	-0.80	32	174	5.4*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=44°F	588	0.26	112	45	2.5*	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<=25°F	473	84	78	1.1	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=44°F	588	95	99	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	7107 by year	0.17"		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"	2065	0.59"	-0.06	321	381	1.2*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>1.01"	411	1.69"	-0.07	74	94	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"	2065	0.59"	-0.23	278	467	1.7*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>1.01"	411	1.69"	-0.23	59	99	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"	2065	0.59"	405	344	1.2*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>1.01"	411	1.69"	81	55	1.5*	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6776 by year	0.01"		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"	37	2.12"	0.46	11	3	3.7	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	7	4.46"	0.83	4	1	4.0	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"	37	2.12"	-1.53	0	24	Inf*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	7	4.46"	-1.44	0	3	Inf	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"	37	2.12"	0	7	Inf*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	7	4.46"	0	0	NaN	map	table

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