BALCH POWER HOUSE, CA - COOP Southwest station 040449

040449 - BALCH POWER HOUSE, California

Latitude
36° 55´N

Longitude
119° 5´W

Elevation
524 meters

10 nearest COOP Southwest stations

8 mi	S :	DUNLAP SHINGLE MILL, CA
9 mi	WSW :	PINE FLAT DAM, CA
11 mi	WSW :	PIEDRA, CA
12 mi	S :	BADGER, CA
14 mi	SSW :	ORANGE COVE, CA
22 mi	WSW :	FRESNO AIR TERMINAL, CA
22 mi	S :	LEMON COVE, CA
23 mi	S :	EXETER FAUVER RANCH, CA
25 mi	SSW :	VISALIA, CA
26 mi	WSW :	FRESNO CHANDLER FIELD, CA

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	12661	69.3%	5260	69.5%
TMIN	12665	69.3%	5270	69.7%
PRCP	17249	94.4%	7118	94.1%
SNOW	16965	92.9%	7035	93.0%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	5260 by year	57.3°F	8.3°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>=71°F	353	0.26	67	28	2.4*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=46°F	435	0.23	95	57	1.7*	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	353	0.52	98	26	3.8*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=46°F	435	-0.90	23	181	7.9*	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	353	45	37	1.2	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=46°F	435	96	79	1.2	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	5270 by year	40.3°F	6.1°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<=32°F	501	0.15	109	75	1.5*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=49°F	456	0.07	63	53	1.2	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<=32°F	501	-0.75	39	179	4.6*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=49°F	456	0.48	113	26	4.3*	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<=32°F	501	99	71	1.4	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=49°F	456	61	46	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	7118 by year	0.16"		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"	1917	0.59"	-0.09	301	385	1.3*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>1.02"	380	1.77"	0.01	71	78	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"	1917	0.59"	-0.20	266	407	1.5*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>1.02"	380	1.77"	-0.22	54	90	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"	1917	0.59"	407	298	1.4*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>1.02"	380	1.77"	84	50	1.7*	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7035 by year	0.00"		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"	18	1.39"	0.55	7	0	Inf	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.0"	3	3.17"	0.61	1	0	Inf	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"	18	1.39"	-1.45	0	10	Inf	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.0"	3	3.17"	-1.62	0	2	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"	18	1.39"	2	3	1.5	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.0"	3	3.17"	1	1	1.0	map	table

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