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California Weather Data: Station Description
Description of CORCORAN.A
(CIMIS #20, Corcoran)
Network:
CIMIS — California Irrigation Management Information System
Observer
DWR - SAN JOAQUIN DISTRICT
Location
County: Kings
Nearest City: Corcoran
Latitude: 36 deg
2 min N
Longitude: 119 deg
34 min W
Elevation: 190 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 22, 1982
/ April 8, 1986
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 at the edge of an equipment storage yard and adjacent to extensive cotton fields.
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
/ #2
| PORTERVILLE.A / CORCORAN.C |
| Averages Station Backup: |
CORCORAN.A |
96% of possible values are stored for the period
11/22/1982 to 04/08/1986.
Reference Evapotranspiration
| Variable or Sensor: |
Calculated from CIMIS hourly values. |
98% of possible values are stored for the period
11/22/1982 to 04/08/1986.
Precipitation
| Variable or Sensor: |
Daily total measured in a 20 cm (8 in) diameter gauge. |
| Backup Station #1
/ #2
| PORTERVILLE.A / CORCORAN.C |
| Averages Station Backup: |
CORCORAN.A |
96% of possible values are stored for the period
11/22/1982 to 04/08/1986.
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
11/22/1982 to 04/08/1986.
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
| PORTERVILLE.A |
99% of possible values are stored for the period
11/22/1982 to 04/08/1986.
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) |
| Backup Station #1
| PORTERVILLE.A |
| Averages Station Backup: |
CORCORAN.A |
98% of possible values are stored for the period
11/22/1982 to 04/08/1986.
Wind Speed/Direction
| Variable or Sensor: |
Daily average measured at 2 m (6.5 ft). |
| Height of Sensor: |
2 m (6.5 ft) |
99% of possible values are stored for the period
11/22/1982 to 04/08/1986.
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