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Description of MERCED.C (NCDC #5532, Merced)

| Data: Daily ~ Averages |

Observer

MERCED FIRE DEPARTMENT

Location

County: Merced    Nearest City: Merced
Latitude: 37 deg 17 min N    Longitude: 120 deg 31 min W    Elevation: 153 ft

Station and site characteristics

Available data

UC IPM database records begin/end: January 1, 1951  /  about six months ago
Reporting interval: Daily
Stored variables:
Air Temperature, max/min: Daily max/min measured at 5 feet.
Air Temperature at observation time:
Precipitation: Daily total measured in 8 inch diameter gauge.
Weather Type: Observer's estimate of weather condition at observation time.
Variables with computed averages: precip, air temp

Comments

Previous station names: Merced Fire Station #2 and Merced Municipal Airport.

Details about reported variables

Air Temperature, max/min
Variable or Sensor: Daily max/min measured at 5 feet.
Height of Sensor: 5 feet
Backup Station #1 MERCED.A
Averages Station Backup: MERCED.C

97% of possible values are stored for the period 01/20/1951 to 12/31/2010.

Air Temperature at observation time
Variable or Sensor: Air Temperature at observation time

94% of possible values are stored for the period 01/20/1951 to 12/31/2010.

Precipitation
Variable or Sensor: Daily total measured in 8 inch diameter gauge.
Backup Station #1 MERCED.A
Averages Station Backup: MERCED.C

99% of possible values are stored for the period 01/20/1951 to 12/31/2010.

Weather Type
Variable or Sensor: Observer's estimate of weather condition at observation time.

6% of possible values are stored for the period 01/29/1951 to 02/11/1996.

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