Top 50 precipitation events in 48-hour cumulative precipitation for
six coastal stations in the Pacific Northwest
Based on GHCN data downloaded from NCDC

For lower resolution plots (smaller, fits on non-widescreen monitors) use this page.

Top 50	NCEP Reanalysis grids for days in the top 50. Times were chosen based on these rules.
Top 50 Composites    (unsorted)	Each storm in the top 50 is included in the composite plot. The standard deviation plot is available here as well.
Top 50 Anomalies	The anomalies are departures from the 59-year average for the day with heavy precipitation.
Top 50 Anomaly    Composites	Each storm's anomalies are included in the composite plot. The standard deviation in the anomalies is available here as well.
Dettinger (2005)	Days identified by Dettinger as being pineapple express storms affecting the Pacific Northwest between 40N and 50N according to a moisture flux threshold and back-trajectories.
Full winter season	A full winter season in precipitable water, heights, slp, and 850hPa temperature. AUCHTUNG! These loops are VERY LARGE (~60MB of data). Takes a long time to load.
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