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California Weather Data: Station Description
Description of FIVE_PTS.A
(CIMIS #2, Five Points/WSFS USDA)
Network:
CIMIS — California Irrigation Management Information System
Observer
USDA - DWR SAN JOAQUIN DISTRICT
Location
U.C. Westside Field Station Research Facility.
County: Fresno
Nearest City: Five Points
Latitude: 36 deg
20 min N
Longitude: 120 deg
7 min W
Elevation: 285 ft
Station and site characteristics
Manufacturer/model: Campbell Scientific Inc. CR-10 ( or CR-10X)
Ground cover: Irrigated grass
Available data
UC IPM database records begin/end: June 19, 1982
/ on-going
Reporting interval: Daily
Stored variables:
Air Temperature, max/min:
Daily max/min measured at 1.5 m (4.92 ft).
Reference Evapotranspiration:
Calculated from CIMIS hourly values.
Precipitation:
Daily total measured in a 20 cm (8 in) diameter gauge.
Relative Humidity, max/min:
Daily max/min relative humidity measured at 1.5 m (4.92 ft).
Soil Temperature, max/min:
Daily max/min measured at a 15 cm (6 in) depth.
Solar Radiation:
Daily global radiation measured by Licor pyranometer at 2 m (6.5 ft).
Variables with computed averages: precip, air temp, solar
Comments
Located on a large grass plot with no significant constraints.
Details about reported variables
Air Temperature, max/min
| Variable or Sensor: |
Daily max/min measured at 1.5 m (4.92 ft). |
| Height of Sensor: |
1.5 m (4.92 ft) |
| Backup Station #1
/ #2
| STRATFRD.A / FIVE_PTS.C |
| Averages Station Backup: |
FIVE_PTS.A |
96% of possible values are stored for the period
06/19/1982 to 06/15/2013.
Reference Evapotranspiration
| Variable or Sensor: |
Calculated from CIMIS hourly values. |
97% of possible values are stored for the period
06/19/1982 to 06/15/2013.
Precipitation
| Variable or Sensor: |
Daily total measured in a 20 cm (8 in) diameter gauge. |
| Backup Station #1
/ #2
| STRATFRD.A / FIVE_PTS.C |
| Averages Station Backup: |
FIVE_PTS.A |
96% of possible values are stored for the period
06/19/1982 to 06/15/2013.
Relative Humidity, max/min
| Variable or Sensor: |
Daily max/min relative humidity measured at 1.5 m (4.92 ft). |
| Height of Sensor: |
1.5 m (4.92 ft) |
99% of possible values are stored for the period
06/19/1982 to 06/15/2013.
Soil Temperature, max/min
| Variable or Sensor: |
Daily max/min measured at a 15 cm (6 in) depth. |
| Height of Sensor: |
15 cm (6 in) depth |
| Backup Station #1
| STRATFRD.A |
| Averages Station Backup: |
PARLIER.A |
93% of possible values are stored for the period
06/19/1982 to 06/15/2013.
Solar Radiation
| Variable or Sensor: |
Daily global radiation measured by Licor pyranometer at 2 m (6.5 ft). |
| Height of Sensor: |
2 m (6.5 ft) |
| Backup Station #1
| STRATFRD.A |
| Averages Station Backup: |
FIVE_PTS.A |
96% of possible values are stored for the period
06/19/1982 to 06/15/2013.
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