WELLS, MN - COOP Northern Plains station 218808

218808 - WELLS, Minnesota

Latitude
43° 45´N

Longitude
93° 44´W

Elevation
365 meters

COOP Northern Plains

10 nearest COOP Northern Plains stations

14 mi	S :	BRICELYN, MN
20 mi	WSW :	BLUE EARTH, MN
22 mi	W :	WINNEBAGO, MN
22 mi	ESE :	ALBERT LEA 3 E, MN
23 mi	WNW :	AMBOY WWTP, MN
24 mi	ESE :	ALBERT LEA 3 SE, MN
24 mi	NNE :	WASECA EXP STATION, MN
25 mi	SSE :	LAKE MILLS, IA
31 mi	NNW :	MANKATO, MN
32 mi	NNW :	MANKATO, MN

Weather variables Help
Click a weather variable name to jump down to those statistics.

	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	2700	14.8%	1079	14.3%
TMIN	2700	14.8%	1081	14.3%
PRCP	17771	97.3%	7356	97.3%
SNOW	17151	93.9%	6858	90.7%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	1079 by year	29.3°F	14.3°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>=50°F	73	0.31	10	5	2.0	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=6°F	75	-0.16	12	13	1.1	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>=50°F	73	0.04	17	15	1.1	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=6°F	75	0.07	18	15	1.2	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>=50°F	73	23	0	Inf*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=6°F	75	8	3	2.7	map	table

TMAX under 2 index extremes Help

Maps - choose one extreme:

TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	1081 by year	12.4°F	15.1°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<=-13°F	78	-0.34	9	20	2.2	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=32°F	76	0.41	12	4	3.0*	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<=-13°F	78	-0.02	16	14	1.1	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=32°F	76	-0.17	11	17	1.5	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<=-13°F	78	2	4	2.0	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=32°F	76	35	1	35.0*	map	table

TMIN under 2 index extremes Help

Maps - choose one extreme:

PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7356 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"	1499	0.16"	-0.07	235	248	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.24"	291	0.52"	0.01	47	44	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"	1499	0.16"	-0.18	198	290	1.5*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.24"	291	0.52"	-0.35	24	56	2.3*	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"	1499	0.16"	251	268	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.24"	291	0.52"	54	52	1.0	map	table

PRCP under 2 index extremes Help

Maps - choose one extreme:

SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6858 by year	0.24"		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"	879	1.86"	-0.16	147	180	1.2	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	123	5.49"	-0.24	19	33	1.7	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"	879	1.86"	-0.19	124	176	1.4*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	123	5.49"	-0.38	12	24	2.0	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"	879	1.86"	131	159	1.2	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	123	5.49"	20	22	1.1	map	table

SNOW under 2 index extremes Help

Maps - choose one extreme: