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California Weather Data: Station Description
Description of MERCED.C
(NCDC #5532, Merced)
Observer
MERCED FIRE DEPARTMENT
Location
County: Merced
Nearest City: Merced
Latitude: 37 deg
17 min N
Longitude: 120 deg
31 min W
Elevation: 153 ft
Station and site characteristics
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:
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
Comments
Previous station names: Merced Fire Station #2 and Merced Municipal 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
| MERCED.A |
| Averages Station Backup: |
MERCED.C |
98% of possible values are stored for the period
01/20/1951 to 06/29/2009.
Air Temperature at observation time
| Variable or Sensor: |
Air Temperature at observation time |
93% of possible values are stored for the period
01/20/1951 to 06/30/2009.
Precipitation
| Variable or Sensor: |
Daily total measured in 8 inch diameter gauge. |
| Backup Station #1
| MERCED.A |
| Averages Station Backup: |
MERCED.C |
99% of possible values are stored for the period
01/20/1951 to 06/30/2009.
Weather Type
| Variable or Sensor: |
Observer's estimate of weather condition at observation time. |
7% of possible values are stored for the period
01/29/1951 to 02/11/1996.
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