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California Weather Data: Station Description
Description of FRESNO.C
(NCDC #3257, Fresno Yosemite International Airport)
Observer
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - ASOS (AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM)
Location
County: Fresno
Nearest City: Fresno
Latitude: 36 deg
46 min N
Longitude: 119 deg
43 min W
Elevation: 333 ft
Station and site characteristics
Ground cover: Bare soil,
Soil type: SJ Sandy Loam
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.
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, solar
Comments
NOTE: Station now redesignated "Fresno Yosemite International Airport."
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
| FRESNO.A / PARLIER.A |
| Averages Station Backup: |
FRESNO.C |
99% of possible values are stored for the period
01/01/1951 to 06/30/2009.
Precipitation
| Variable or Sensor: |
Daily total measured in 8 inch diameter gauge. |
| Backup Station #1
/ #2
| FRESNO.A / PARLIER.A |
| Averages Station Backup: |
FRESNO.C |
95% of possible values are stored for the period
01/01/1951 to 06/30/2009.
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
| FRESNO.A / PARLIER.A |
| Averages Station Backup: |
FRESNO.C |
22% of possible values are stored for the period
05/01/1968 to 10/31/1982.
Solar Radiation
| Variable or Sensor: |
Daily global radiation measured by Eppley pyranometer. |
| Backup Station #1
/ #2
| FRESNO.A / PARLIER.A |
| Averages Station Backup: |
FRESNO.C |
36% of possible values are stored for the period
01/01/1960 to 09/17/1983.
Weather Type
| Variable or Sensor: |
Observer's estimate of weather condition at observation time. |
21% of possible values are stored for the period
01/01/1951 to 05/23/1996.
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