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California Weather Data: Station Description
Description of CARUTHRS.A
(CIMIS #22, Caruthers)
Network:
CIMIS — California Irrigation Management Information System
Observer
DWR - SAN JOAQUIN DISTRICT
Location
Fresno County Sheriff's Honor Farm.
County: Fresno
Nearest City: Laton
Latitude: 36 deg
29 min N
Longitude: 119 deg
47 min W
Elevation: 238 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: November 18, 1982
/ June 6, 1988
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).
Wind Speed/Direction:
Daily average measured at 2 m (6.5 ft).
Variables with computed averages: none
Comments
Located in a large flood irrigated pasture 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
| FIVE_PTS.A |
| Averages Station Backup: |
FIVE_PTS.A |
90% of possible values are stored for the period
11/18/1982 to 06/01/1988.
Reference Evapotranspiration
| Variable or Sensor: |
Calculated from CIMIS hourly values. |
100% of possible values are stored for the period
11/18/1982 to 06/05/1988.
Precipitation
| Variable or Sensor: |
Daily total measured in a 20 cm (8 in) diameter gauge. |
| Averages Station Backup: |
FIVE_PTS.A |
90% of possible values are stored for the period
11/18/1982 to 06/01/1988.
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) |
100% of possible values are stored for the period
11/18/1982 to 06/05/1988.
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
| FIVE_PTS.A |
89% of possible values are stored for the period
11/18/1982 to 06/01/1988.
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) |
| Averages Station Backup: |
FIVE_PTS.A |
91% of possible values are stored for the period
11/19/1982 to 06/01/1988.
Wind Speed/Direction
| Variable or Sensor: |
Daily average measured at 2 m (6.5 ft). |
| Height of Sensor: |
2 m (6.5 ft) |
91% of possible values are stored for the period
11/18/1982 to 06/01/1988.
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