ALTA, IA - COOP Northern Plains station 130173

130173 - ALTA, Iowa

Latitude
42° 40´N

Longitude
95° 18´W

Elevation
461 meters

COOP Northern Plains

10 nearest COOP Northern Plains stations

7 mi	ESE :	STORM LAKE 2 E, IA
13 mi	SSW :	GALVA, IA
13 mi	WNW :	CHEROKEE, IA
17 mi	N :	PETERSON, IA
18 mi	SW :	HOLSTEIN, IA
19 mi	NW :	LARRABEE, IA
20 mi	NE :	SIOUX RAPIDS 4 E, IA
21 mi	SSW :	IDA GROVE 5 NW, IA
23 mi	SW :	CUSHING, IA
24 mi	SE :	SAC CITY, IA

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	4205	23.0%	1656	21.9%
TMIN	4208	23.0%	1656	21.9%
PRCP	4230	23.2%	1662	22.0%
SNOW	4198	23.0%	1636	21.6%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	1656 by year	35.1°F	13.7°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>=57°F	112	-0.07	4	12	3.0*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=13°F	111	-0.13	24	31	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>=57°F	112	0.05	14	8	1.8	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=13°F	111	-0.47	15	38	2.5*	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>=57°F	112	1	44	44.0*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=13°F	111	5	46	9.2*	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	1656 by year	16.1°F	13.4°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<=-6°F	111	0.04	26	25	1.0	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=34°F	121	0.04	12	8	1.5	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<=-6°F	111	-0.55	13	42	3.2*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=34°F	121	0.02	14	7	2.0	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<=-6°F	111	6	40	6.7*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=34°F	121	13	38	2.9*	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	1662 by year	0.03"		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"	288	0.20"	-0.09	43	53	1.2	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.31"	57	0.62"	-0.07	8	11	1.4	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"	288	0.20"	-0.42	19	58	3.1*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.31"	57	0.62"	-0.42	4	12	3.0	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"	288	0.20"	23	96	4.2*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.31"	57	0.62"	4	12	3.0	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	1636 by year	0.16"		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"	127	2.10"	-0.21	19	27	1.4	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.5"	18	5.09"	-0.35	2	6	3.0	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"	127	2.10"	-0.61	7	36	5.1*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.5"	18	5.09"	-0.68	0	4	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"	127	2.10"	7	61	8.7*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.5"	18	5.09"	1	8	8.0	map	table

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