ALTON 6 ESE, KS - COOP South Central station 140201

140201 - ALTON 6 ESE, Kansas

Latitude
39° 26´N

Longitude
98° 51´W

Elevation
494 meters

COOP South Central

10 nearest COOP South Central stations

8 mi	E :	OSBORNE, KS
12 mi	NNE :	HARLAN, KS
13 mi	S :	COVERT, KS
20 mi	SSW :	NATOMA, KS
21 mi	W :	STOCKTON 1 E, KS
21 mi	NW :	KIRWIN DAM, KS
23 mi	ENE :	CAWKER CITY, KS
24 mi	SSE :	LURAY, KS
24 mi	SW :	CODELL 1 NW, KS
24 mi	N :	SMITH CENTER, KS

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	17438	95.5%	7254	95.9%
TMIN	17394	95.2%	7245	95.8%
PRCP	17628	96.5%	7298	96.5%
SNOW	17441	95.5%	7141	94.4%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7254 by year	48.1°F	15.5°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>=71°F	528	0.33	112	53	2.1*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=24°F	526	-0.26	101	154	1.5*	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>=71°F	528	-0.13	59	80	1.4	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=24°F	526	-0.33	67	138	2.1*	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>=71°F	528	64	107	1.7*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=24°F	526	63	70	1.1	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7245 by year	20.6°F	12.0°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<=1°F	510	-0.34	77	149	1.9*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=37°F	531	0.20	105	52	2.0*	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<=1°F	510	-0.26	78	131	1.7*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=37°F	531	-0.25	34	70	2.1*	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<=1°F	510	54	80	1.5*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=37°F	531	113	87	1.3	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7298 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"	889	0.28"	0.03	179	160	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.42"	177	0.86"	-0.08	29	32	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"	889	0.28"	-0.14	94	142	1.5*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.42"	177	0.86"	-0.19	17	33	1.9*	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"	889	0.28"	202	113	1.8*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.42"	177	0.86"	49	24	2.0*	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7141 by year	0.13"		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"	408	2.20"	-0.04	84	91	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	67	5.58"	-0.06	14	15	1.1	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"	408	2.20"	-0.18	42	71	1.7*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	67	5.58"	-0.09	8	10	1.2	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"	408	2.20"	75	65	1.2	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	67	5.58"	12	11	1.1	map	table

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