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California Weather Data: Station Description
Description of CHICO.C
(NCDC #1715, CSU Chico University Farm)
Observer
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY - CHICO
Location
About 2.6 miles south of the Chico Post Office.
County: Butte
Nearest City: Chico
Latitude: 39 deg
42 min N
Longitude: 121 deg
49 min W
Elevation: 185 ft
Station and site characteristics
Ground cover: Bare soil
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:
Pan Evaporation:
Daily total measured 7 days per week.
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, evap
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
| CHICO.T / DURHAM.A |
| Averages Station Backup: |
CHICO.C |
92% of possible values are stored for the period
01/01/1951 to 06/30/2009.
Air Temperature at observation time
| Variable or Sensor: |
Air Temperature at observation time |
66% of possible values are stored for the period
07/01/1959 to 06/30/2009.
Pan Evaporation
| Variable or Sensor: |
Daily total measured 7 days per week. |
| Backup Station #1
| CHICO.T |
| Averages Station Backup: |
CHICO.C |
65% of possible values are stored for the period
05/02/1951 to 10/18/2004.
Precipitation
| Variable or Sensor: |
Daily total measured in 8 inch diameter gauge. |
| Backup Station #1
/ #2
| CHICO.T / DURHAM.A |
| Averages Station Backup: |
CHICO.C |
97% of possible values are stored for the period
01/01/1951 to 06/30/2009.
Weather Type
| Variable or Sensor: |
Observer's estimate of weather condition at observation time. |
9% of possible values are stored for the period
01/03/1951 to 12/21/1981.
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