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California Weather Data: Station Description
Description of BRAWLEY.C
(NCDC #1048, Brawley)
Observer
USDA - AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE
Location
On Hwy 86 about 2 miles southwest of the Brawley Post Office.
County: Imperial
Nearest City: Brawley
Latitude: 32 deg
57 min N
Longitude: 115 deg
33 min W
Elevation: -100 ft
Station and site characteristics
Ground cover: Grass,
Soil type: Holtville Silty Clay
Available data
UC IPM database records begin/end: January 1, 1951
/ September 30, 2007
Reporting interval: Daily
Stored variables:
Air Temperature, max/min:
Daily max/min measured at 5 feet.
Air Temperature at observation time:
Pan Evaporation:
Daily total measured 7 days per week.
Precipitation:
Daily total measured in 8 inch diameter gauge.
Soil Temperature, max/min:
Daily max/min measured at 4 inch depth.
Solar Radiation:
Daily global radiation measured by Eppley pyranometer.
Weather Type:
Observer's estimate of weather condition at observation time.
Variables with computed averages: precip, air temp, soil temp, solar
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
/ #2
| BRAWLEY.T / BRAWLEY.A |
| Averages Station Backup: |
BRAWLEY.C |
99% of possible values are stored for the period
01/01/1951 to 09/30/2007.
Air Temperature at observation time
| Variable or Sensor: |
Air Temperature at observation time |
96% of possible values are stored for the period
01/01/1951 to 09/30/2007.
Pan Evaporation
| Variable or Sensor: |
Daily total measured 7 days per week. |
| Backup Station #1
| BRAWLEY.T |
| Averages Station Backup: |
BRAWLEY.C |
29% of possible values are stored for the period
01/01/1962 to 12/31/1979.
Precipitation
| Variable or Sensor: |
Daily total measured in 8 inch diameter gauge. |
| Backup Station #1
/ #2
| BRAWLEY.T / BRAWLEY.A |
| Averages Station Backup: |
BRAWLEY.C |
98% of possible values are stored for the period
01/01/1951 to 09/30/2007.
Soil Temperature, max/min
| Variable or Sensor: |
Daily max/min measured at 4 inch depth. |
| Height of Sensor: |
4 inch depth |
| Backup Station #1
/ #2
| BRAWLEY.T / BRAWLEY.A |
| Averages Station Backup: |
BRAWLEY.C |
32% of possible values are stored for the period
01/04/1960 to 05/31/1992.
Solar Radiation
| Variable or Sensor: |
Daily global radiation measured by Eppley pyranometer. |
| Backup Station #1
/ #2
| BRAWLEY.T / BRAWLEY.A |
| Averages Station Backup: |
BRAWLEY.C |
29% of possible values are stored for the period
01/01/1962 to 12/31/1979.
Weather Type
| Variable or Sensor: |
Observer's estimate of weather condition at observation time. |
2% of possible values are stored for the period
01/10/1951 to 11/29/1981.
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