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California Weather Data: Station Description
Description of PALMDALE.C
(NCDC #6624, Palmdale)
Observer
PALMDALE IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Location
In the Antelope Valley.
County: Los Angeles
Nearest City: Palmdale
Latitude: 34 deg
35 min N
Longitude: 118 deg
6 min W
Elevation: 2596 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
Details about reported variables
Air Temperature, max/min
| Variable or Sensor: |
Daily max/min measured at 5 feet. |
| Height of Sensor: |
5 feet |
| Averages Station Backup: |
PALMDALE.C |
97% of possible values are stored for the period
01/01/1951 to 12/31/2010.
Air Temperature at observation time
| Variable or Sensor: |
Air Temperature at observation time |
97% of possible values are stored for the period
01/01/1951 to 12/31/2010.
Precipitation
| Variable or Sensor: |
Daily total measured in 8 inch diameter gauge. |
| Averages Station Backup: |
PALMDALE.C |
99% of possible values are stored for the period
01/01/1951 to 12/31/2010.
Weather Type
| Variable or Sensor: |
Observer's estimate of weather condition at observation time. |
3% of possible values are stored for the period
01/05/1951 to 11/28/1981.
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